Accession Number:

AD0883399

Title:

Free-Fall Sensor.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 8 Nov 68-31 Jan 70,

Corporate Author:

GENERAL MOTORS CORP MILWAUKEE WI DELCO ELECTRONICS DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Shewczyk, F.
• Gillund, A. G.
• Abels, J. W.

Report Date:

1970-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

109.0

Abstract:

The purpose of the free-fall sensor program was to design and develop a free-fall sensor system and to fabricate and test a limited number of sensors to demonstrate the feasibility of the concept. Phase I of the two-phase effort encompassed the design and development effort followed by Air Force drop tests which demonstrated the feasibility of the design and concept. The follow on Phase II effort involved 1 the redesign of the Phase I sensor to improve performance and the exposure of the redesigned sensor to vibrational tests, and 2 the design and fabrication of an instrumentation system consisting of flight instrumentation units and a playback test set to monitor and check performance of the free-fall sensors during a test bomb drop. Air Force tests demonstrated the improved performance obtained with the Phase II design. Author

Descriptors:

• *DETECTORS
• *ARMING DEVICES
• *FREE FALL MISSILES
• FUZES(ORDNANCE)
• DELAY ELEMENTS(EXPLOSIVE)
• DELAY CIRCUITS
• FREE FALL MODELS
• FLIGHT TESTING
• INSTRUMENTATION

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE