Fluidic Gun Stabilization System Development Program

Abstract

This report describes the results of a design and development program conducted by AiResearch Manufacturing Company which was intended to demonstrate the feasibility of a fluidic gun stabilization system for the elevation axis. The system utilizes an angular accelerometer with pneumatic pickoff, a pneumatic/fluidic dynamic compensation and amplification circuit, and a pneumatic/hydraulic pressure control servovalve driving the hydraulic gun actuator. The servovalve, handle valve, actuator, turret test fixture, and vehicle data used in design of the system were related to the MIC-V tank and were provided by Rock Island Arsenal. The tasks accomplished during the program included the following: development of system analytical models; design and fabrication of a breadboard accelerometer- controller unit; testing of controller components; and demonstration of closed loop system performance for the elevation axis while installed in a full-scale turret test fixture.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1977
Accession Number
ADA038394

Entities

People

  • Thomas B. Tippetts
  • Wallis T. Fleming

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Actuators
  • Analog Computers
  • Angular Motion
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Elevation
  • Fabrication
  • Flow Rate
  • Frequency Response
  • Lead Time
  • Manufacturing
  • Servovalves
  • Stabilization Systems
  • Test Fixtures
  • Transfer Functions
  • Valves

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Software Engineering
  • ballistics.