Accession Number:
AD0742727
Title:
Pendulum Horizon Sensor,
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Corporate Author:
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
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Report Date:
1972-03-31
Pagination or Media Count:
6.0
Abstract:
Pendulum horizon detector relating to geodetic instrument manufacture, comprises a mirror with adjusting screws, rigidly fixed on the pendulum suspended from a frame by an intermediate ring and crossing elastic tapes. The frame is enclosed in a case inside a jacket mounted on a base with a level. The detector is adjusted relatively to the base by the level, and the base is mounted on the tested object. Pendulum oscillations are damped by a multichamber cylinders alternately attached to the pendulum and to the instrument frame. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Geodesy
- Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods