A Microprocessor Controller for a Towing Tank Drive and Flow Visualisation System

Abstract

This paper describes a microprocessor controlled system which enables test models to be towed at a predetermined constant velocity through water in a towing tank and provides camera trigger control for recording flow visualisation.... Control systems, Speed regulators, Towing tanks, Flow visualization, Models, Camera controls

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA267087

Entities

People

  • C. W. Sutton
  • D. T. Hourigan
  • P. S. Woods

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Camera Shutters
  • Cameras
  • Clocks
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Flow Visualization
  • Frequency
  • Host Computers
  • Microprocessors
  • Open Loop Systems
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographs
  • Reynolds Number
  • Speed Regulators
  • Time Intervals
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.