Instrumentation for Accelerometer Density Measurements.
Abstract
A major part of the work performed under this contract has been directed toward engineering development, fabrication, testing, calibration and field testing of improved AFGL rocketborne falling sphere systems used to determine accurately atmospheric density within the altitude range 35-150 km. In this report a summary is given of rocket launches carried out at various sites using hardware and instrumentation developed and fabricated under this contract. The effort included engineering and field support on both the AFGL/Hi-Ball falling sphere system (7 inch diameter sphere instrumented with omnidirectional transit-time accelerometer) and the AFGL/PZL Densitometer (10 inch diameter sphere with piezoelectric drag sensors in triaxial configuration). (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA092905
Entities
People
- R. W. Ebacher