ManTech Journal. Implementing New Technologies. Volume 9, Number 1, 1984
Abstract
The MANTECH JOURNAL is prepared quarterly for the U.S. Army under the sponsorship of the Directorate for Manufacturing Technology, DARCOM, by the Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center, Watertown, Massachusetts, through the Metals and Ceramics Information Center, Battelle's Columbus Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio. This issue of the Journal features some highly significant developments that have resulted from successful Army mantech projects. Non-planar PC board component for airborne radar guidance of missiles met with remarkable success. The ultimate device developed from the program is a model of efficiency-a self-contained transmitter/receiver which operates with extreme accuracy under tough environments, providing the functional capability required. The cost of the item was kept down thru a well conceived and managed project, and is a prime example of what Army mantech projects can achieve. Our second featured article on compliant air bearing gyros also represents an outstanding mantech achievement. A 24 percent reduction in projected production cost of the component was all the more remarkable, since a sharp change of direction in the approach of the program was required as new data were developed. Insurmountable technical difficulties mandating the change nevertheless did not prevent the successful development of new manufacturing techniques that brought significant cost reductions. Also, the technical credibility of the item's operational performance was firmly established.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA418957
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory