On the Development of the Artillery Flight Characterization Electronics Rescue Kit

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Decker, Ryan J.
Yakimenko, Oleg A.
Hollis, Michael S.
Sweeney, Patrick J.
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Sensor Fusion
Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Center
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2011-05
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23 - 26 May 2011
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This paper investigates a prospective avionics suite rescue kit to salvage some of the state-of-the-art electronics in the data-collecting fuze system employed on an artillery projectile. A single-use data collection fuze is currently in use by the Army that relays sensor measurements for the purpose of characterizing the flight of an artillery projectile. The goal of the present study is to develop a parachute/parafoil-based system to be deployed automatically at apogee, so that the ! Reuse-Fuze" becomes separated from the body of the artillery shell and safely recovered. The paper presents the overall design of the Reuse-Fuze system, including the release mechanism, deceleration system, and impact survivability considerations. The successful design of a recoverable and reusable fuze-shaped data collection system will allow the Army to conduct repeated artillery testing without increasing the cost of expensive electronics hardware.
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21st AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar, 23 - 26 May 2011, Dublin, Ireland
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/45465
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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
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Decker, R.J., Yakimenko, O.A., Hollis, M.S., and Sweeney, P.J., "On the Development of the Artillery Flight Characterization Electronics Rescue Kit," Proceedings of the 21st AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference, Dublin, Ireland, May 23-26, 2011
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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