Hardened Subminiature Telemetry and Sensor Systems (HSTSS) Subsystems Flight Test Results.

Abstract

Under the Hardened Subminiature Telemetry and Sensor Systems (HSTSS) Program, two 120-mm M831 projectiles were modified to test the survivability of a multichip module (MCM) and a solid-polymer electrolyte-battery technology. Tests were conducted at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) Transonic Range facility on 6 December 1994 and 8 December 1994. The projectiles experienced launch accelerations of 21,000 g's and 14,000 g's, respectively. Modifications included replacing the M831 spike-nose assembly with a custom-built assembly, which housed an MCM, two solid-polymer batteries arranged with different orientations, and a three-channel FM/FM telemetry system. Malfunctions with the telemetry link on the first firing yielded inconclusive results about the MCM survival of the gun launch; however, this problem did not completely annihilate the evidence which suggested that the solid-polymer batteries survived. Results from the second firing showed that both the MCM and the solid-polymer batteries survived the gun launch.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA310319

Entities

People

  • Craig R. Myers
  • Eric S. Irwin
  • Eugene M. Ferguson
  • Lawrence W. Burke Jr.
  • Michael S. Holis

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Electrolytes
  • Malfunctions
  • Military Research
  • Multichip Modules
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Projectiles
  • Survivability
  • Survival
  • Telemetry
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • ballistics.