KAYTON ENGINEERING COMPANY PROPOSES AN INSTRUMENT PACKAGE THAT CLAMPS TO THE CANNON TUBE AT ANY LOCATION.

KAYTON ENGINEERING COMPANY PROPOSES AN INSTRUMENT PACKAGE THAT CLAMPS TO THE CANNON TUBE AT ANY LOCATION. THE SENSOR CONSISTS OF THE INSTRUMENT PACKAGE AND A PORTABLE CONTROL PANEL WHICH CONTAINS THE ELECTRONICS. IN PHASE I, KAYTON ENGINEERING PLANS TO DEFINE THE SPECIFICATIONS AND PRELIMINARY-DESIGN THE SYSTEM. IN PHASE II, WE PLAN TO FINISH THE DESIGN, PROCURE AN INSTRUMENT PACKAGE, AND BUILD THE TEST PANEL. WE PLAN TO TEST THE SENSOR ON A CANNON TO VERIFY ITS PERFORMANCE. IN PHASE III, WE PLAN TO PRODUCE A FINAL SENSOR AND ASSIST THE ARMY IN REDESIGN, COMPENSATION, OR CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF THE CANNON. KAYTON ENGINEERING COMPANY HAS BEEN IN THE FULL-TIME BUSINESS OF DESIGNING AVIONIC INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT ANDSPACECRAFT FOR FIVE YEAR. WE HAVE SIMULATED AN ACTIVE RECOIL SYSTEM FOR THE M-109 GUN. DR. KAYTON, THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, HAS HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN INERTIAL INSTRUMENT DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE DESIGN OF A HIGH-G GYRO.