Center of Gravity

Abstract

This report describes standard techniques for determining the center of gravity of heavy equipment including vehicles and large weapons. It covers suspension, reaction, and weighing methods and includes procedures for calculating the combined center of gravity of two or more masses when attached to each other and considered a single unit. It discusses error factors and factors to be considered in selecting the appropriate method. These techniques apply to wheeled and tracked vehicles, trailers, large weapons, construction equipment, and certain types of warehouse and shop equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 18, 1980
Accession Number
ADA086961

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Center Of Gravity
  • Construction Equipment
  • Data Reduction
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Gravity
  • Instrumentation
  • Line Of Sight
  • Load Distribution
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Performance Tests
  • Rotation
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Vehicles

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