Accession Number:

AD0829113

Title:

A METHOD OF OBTAINING LINEAR AND ANGULAR ACCELERATIONS USING LINEAR ACCELEROMETERS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GENERAL DYNAMICS SAN DIEGO CA CONVAIR DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Bacalis, George J.

Report Date:

1956-11-27

Pagination or Media Count:

24.0

Abstract:

The study was undertaken to determine the minimum number of linear accelerometers necessary to determine the aerodynamic characteristics of the XSM-65 missiles from flight tests and to obtain the equations for the linear and angular accelerations about the three reference axes in terms of the accelerometer readings. The final results are dependent on the geometric location of the accelerometers so it is recommended that the locations of the instrumentation accelerometers be checked before using the final equations that are set forth here.

Descriptors:

• *SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES
• FLIGHT TESTING
• MEASUREMENT
• ACCELEROMETERS
• ACCELERATION
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
• AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS
• INSTRUMENTATION

Subject Categories:

• Unmanned Spacecraft

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE