A Data Acquisition and Processing System for Gun Interior Ballistic Studies. Part I.

Abstract

A data acquisition and processing system for use in the gun ballistic ranges of Propulsion Division, WSRL, is described. Adaptability and economy are achieved by the use of digital transient recorders interfaced to a Hewlett-Packard 9825A Desktop Computer. In one case, minor hardware changes were required. Flexible software has been developed, encoded in Hewlett-Packard's 'HPL' programming language. Full software details are given for reference by system users wishing to make modifications. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108205

Entities

People

  • A. R. Rye

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Composite Propellants
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Processing
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Data
  • Language
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Munitions
  • Processing Equipment
  • Programming Languages
  • Recording Systems
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • ballistics.