Rail Roughness Study of the Holloman High Speed Rocket Sled Test Track

Abstract

Data from a first order survey of the Holloman High Speed Rocket Sled Test Track was statistically analyzed to characterize the roughness of the rails. The rail roughness is a forcing function manifested as vibration in high speed sled tests conducted on the Track. Statistical methods in the space and frequency domain were developed and discussed and further data requirements were justified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA105778

Entities

People

  • Charles B. Evans
  • Larry C. Mixon
  • Windell L. Gilliam

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Science
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Dynamic Response
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Normal Distribution
  • Rocket Sleds
  • Sled Tests
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space