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GAUGES FOR MEASURING DISPLACEMENTS FROM MILLIMETERS TO INCHES INCLUDING FREE FIELD DISPLACEMENT

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8993
Amount: $49,981.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
930 S La Brea Ave - Ste 2
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 JAMES W WORKMAN
 (213) 857-5578
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS TO MODIFY AN EXISTING PAIDEVELOPED GAUGE SO THAT A) ITS OUTPUT SIGNALS ARE EASIER TO INTERPRET IN TERMS OF DISPLACEMENT, B) THE DISPLACEMENTS INFERRED ARE ACCURATE ENOUGH TO BE USED TO CORRECT BASELINE OFFSETS (E.G., OF ACCELEROMETERS), AND C) THE RANGE OF MEASURABLE DISPLACEMENT AMPLITUDES IS EXTENDED. THE GAUGE OPERATES BY MEASURING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ITS HOUSING AND A FREE-FALLING OBJECT - AN "INERTIAL FRAME". INCOMPLETE CALIBRATION OF OUTPUT SIGNALS OVER THE RANGE OF DEPOSITION AVAILABLE TO THE FREE-FALLING OBJECT HAS MADE THE DEDUCTION OF DISPLACEMENT DIFFICULT AND UNCERTAIN. WE INTEND TO MODIFY THE GAUGE SO THAT ITS FULL CALIBRATION BECOMES A STRAIGHTFORWARD TASK, AND IMPROVE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM ELEMENTS TO REDUCE MEASUREMENT ERROR FROM THOSE SOURCES.

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