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Inductive Catapult Elongation (ICE) smart sensor for Catapult Elongation Sensing
Title: Group Leader - Control and Automati
Phone: (978) 689-0003
Email: mwhite@psicorp.com
Title: President of R&D Group
Phone: (978) 689-0003
Email: green@psicorp.com
The current technique for measurement of aircraft carrier catapult thermal elongation, while effective, is manpower intensive, slowly communicated, and potentially dangerous. Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes a powerful new enabling technology for sensing linear displacement of the catapult end automatically using a non-contacting, inductive technique. This technique uses the physical phenomenon of mutual inductance between an engineered conductive target and a planar array of conductors, both encapsulated in steel housings to form a sensor module. The sensor module outputs an electrical reading of displacement to a remote readout and display circuitry. To achieve this, PSI is teaming with OEM sensor provider Zettlex Limited, a world leader in monolithic, encapsulated, non-contact position sensing. The proposed measurement technique requires no moving parts, including bearings or couplings, no precise mounting, and no hands-on calibration. The result is an ideal linear displacement measurement for extreme shock and temperature environments where mechanical tolerances are difficult to maintain.
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