Accession Number:

AD0650532

Title:

A LINEAR ACTUATOR DEVICE FOR REMOTE POSITIONING.

Descriptive Note:

Research and Development rept.,

Corporate Author:

DAVID TAYLOR MODEL BASIN WASHINGTON D C

Personal Author(s):

• Miller,F. B.

Report Date:

1957-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

30.0

Abstract:

The report describes instrumentation developed for remote positioning of model control surfaces during testing and for recording the angular position of these control surfaces. Modified aircraft actuators are used in a closed-loop system for the positioning function, and angle recording is accomplished by means of a potentiometer readout system and digital indicator. The rate of response of the controlled surface is variable. The recording system is designed to accommodate a wide range of transducer resistances. Author

Descriptors:

• (*ACTUATORS
• TEST EQUIPMENT)
• (*POSITIONING DEVICES(MACHINERY)
• REMOTE CONTROL)
• (*CONTROL SURFACES
• *SHIP MODELS)
• INSTRUMENTATION
• MODEL TESTS
• RECORDING SYSTEMS
• POTENTIOMETERS
• DIGITAL SYSTEMS
• LINEAR SYSTEMS

Subject Categories:

• Marine Engineering
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE