Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs
Publication Date
Summer 6-6-1957
Abstract
It was the purpose of this study to investigate the response characteristics of a resonant mechanical oscillator utilized as a governor in conjunction with an inertial distance meter to sense velocity of a carrier. In order to initiate any desired event at a predetermined velocity of a vehicle (for example: fuel cut-off in a conventional liquid fuel rocket motor) it is often desirable to utilize a component requiring no external power for its operation. Such a component would be activated by inertial force and, by some means, integrate the force (or acceleration) with one respect to time and provide a signal at a reassigned value of the integral.
Keywords
Mechanical Oscillator, Differential Equations
Sponsors
Sandia Corporation
Document Type
Thesis
Language
English
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
Electrical and Computer Engineering
First Committee Member (Chair)
Edward C. Rightley
Second Committee Member
R.C. Dove
Third Committee Member
C.T. Grace
Recommended Citation
Devaney, Howard F.. "An Investigation of the Response of a Velocity Sensing Resonant Oscillator in an Inertially Operated Distance Meter." (1957). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ece_etds/290
