Low Cost Control System Components for Gun Launched Projectiles

Technologies developed under this SBIR will result in modular control section components to meet the requirements of a range of gun launched projectiles. Critical to the success of this effort is the consederation of each element's impact on other parts of the system relative to the shock hardening. Alternative approaches to the motor, gearing, and drive electronics, will be evaluated for their own merits as well as the impact on other components. The design we propose will meet the G load requirements by control of load paths, load distribution, and elimination of susceptible components. Versatron's proven experience in control system simulation and design will assure that the system proposed for phase II will meet all of it's performance goals. We have teamed with International Dynamics Corporation (IDC) for expertise in shock hardening. The phase I effort will emphasize design trade studies in the areas of cost, size, shock hardening attributes, motor size and type, electronics architecture, and the method of gear reduction. The result will be a detail design approach that integrates available technology to meet the technical requirements. The selected design will be analyzed in sufficient deatil to allow low risk detail design, fabrication, and testing in phase II.