Apparatus for testing infrared sensitive fuzes
Abstract
Abstract 1. APPARATUS FOR TESTING INFLUENCE FUZES OF THE INFRARED SENSITIVE TYPE THAT HAVE OPTICAL DETECTING CHANNELS AND ARMING AND DETONATION MEANS FOR DETONATING THE FUZE WHEN THE OPTICAL DETECTNG CHANNELS PROPERLY RECEIVE INFRARED RADIATION OF SELECTED BANDWIDTHS, SAID TEST APPARATUS COMPRISING CENTRIFUGE MEANS FOR EXERTING ACCELERATION FORCES ON SUCH A FUZE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE FUZE ARMING MEANS TO ARM, TARGET SIMULATING MEANS FOR SUBJECTING CERTAIN OF THE FUZE DETECTING CHANNELS TO A NUMBER OF GRADUALLY INCREASING STEPS OF INFRARED RADIATION WITHIN SPECIFIED VALUES OF INTENSITY AND BANDWITH AS REQUIRED FOR FUZE OPERATION, WHEREIN WHEN THE FUZE DETECTING CHANNELS DETECT THE PROPER INFRARED RADIATION THE FUZE CAN DETONATE, AND MEANS FOR RECORDING WHEN SAID FUZE DETONATES IN RELATION TO THE VALUES OF INTENSITY OF INFRARED RADIATION.
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- 👤 D Haupt
- 👤 W Smith
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