Design and Development of a Second Generation Closed Center Valve Pneumatic Actuator for the Fiber Optic Guided Missile (FOG-M).

Abstract

This report describes the design and development of a second generation closed center valve pneumatic actuator for the Fiber Optic Guided Missile (FOG-M). A second generation design was desirable because of a reduction in the control force requirements. This allowed the size and weight of the first generation actuator design to be reduced significantly. This report discusses the detailed hardware design, presents test results and estimates the actuators production cost. The advantages, disadvantages and unique problems associated with the smaller actuator design are also discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA166391

Entities

People

  • Roger P. Berry

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Ball Valves
  • Bending Moments
  • Classification
  • Control Surfaces
  • Cost Analysis
  • Costs
  • Flow Rate
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Manufacturing
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pneumatic Actuators
  • Poppet Valves
  • Production
  • Standards
  • Valves

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  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
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