SBIR/STTR Research Award
SIGHT INTEGRATION OF AN AUTOMATIC MUZZLE REFERENCE SYSTEM
Award amount
$60,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1991Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- PRINCETON SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
A TANK CANNON GUN BARREL BENDS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF TANK MOTION, SOLAR HEATING, AND DURING AND AFTER FIRING ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION. BY DETECTING THE RESULTANT ANGULAR MOTION OF THE MUZZLE RELATIVE TO THE TRUNNION IN REAL TIME THE FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM CAN CORRECT THESE SIGNIFICANT SOURCES OF POINTING ERROR. THE SUBJECT STUDY IS TO INVESTIGATE THE BEST MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY MEASURING MUZZLE ANGLE AND INTEGRATING SUCH AN AUTOMATIC MUZZLE REFERENCE SYSTEM, (AMRS), INTO THE COORDINATE SYSTEM OF THE GUNNER'S PRIMARY SIGHT BALLISTIC COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE STUDY ALSO CONSIDERS MEANS FOR AUTOMATING THE MANUAL MUZZLE BORESIGHTING CURRENTLY REQUIRED OF THE GUNNER.
Technology keywords
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