Most Heavily-Tested Air Data Boom, Side Impact Testing

Position Measurement & Control - Issue 28

WORLD'S MOST HEAVILY-TESTED AIR DATA BOOM

100700-051 Air Data Boom Previews at the Paris Air Show

SpaceAge Control will offer a preview display of its new 100700-051 air data boom at the Paris Air Show from 14 - 22 June 2003 (Hall 4, Stand E2). Developed and tested over an 18-month schedule, the 100700-type air data boom has been environmentally qualified to meet the performance requirements of military fighter aircraft to a 12,000-flight-hour lifetime. As such, the product has been dubbed "The World's Most Heavily-Tested Flight Test Air Data Boom". For more details on the 100700-051 air data boom, see the news release.

Figure A1 - Nose-mounted 100700-051 air data boom (ground)

UAV DISPLACEMENT SENSORS

Reducing Cost of Ownership

In concert with the Paris Air Show's UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) Awareness Forum, we will deliver a paper titled UAV Displacement Sensors: Reducing Cost of Ownership. We will deliver this paper on 20 June 2003 at 2:25 pm at the Hall 4 Auditorium (Le Bourget). The paper will also be delivered at UAV Forum 2003 on 13 June 2003 at 2:15 pm at the Equinox Event Center, Paris. For a preview copy of this paper, send a message with your complete contact details to s085a@spaceagecontrol.com.

SpaceAge Control will exhibit at the Paris Air Show in coordination with our France representative, AllianTech SAS. The exhibit will be located at Hall 4, Stand E2. We invite you to visit us if you will be at the show.

SIDE IMPACT TESTING

Series 162 Position Transducers Revel in High Acceleration

The Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) of the FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center at The George Washington University conducted side impact testing using Series 162 position transducers to monitor various displacements. The test consisted of a stationary Ford Taurus impacted by a Chevrolet S-10 pickup traveling at 30 mph. The center of the S-10 impacted the Taurus side at the center of the A-pillar. Five Series 162 position transducers were mounted along the center tunnel of the Taurus and attached to four locations on the drivers door and one location on the B-pillar. The purpose of the position transducers was to measure the crush of the driver's door and the rate of that crush.

For more information on this application, please contact us.

Figure C1 - Before the side impact test	Figure C2 - Series 162 position transducers monitored the door and B-pillar displacements during the side impact test

NEWS YOU CAN USE

In the prior issue of Position Measurement & Control, we mentioned trailing cones for RVSM certification efforts. A draft data sheet of the 100100 trailing cone is now available at http://spaceagecontrol.com/s002b.htm.

• The Inner Workings of the Series C Displacement Sensor for OEM and Industrial Control Uses
• Accessories for Easy Installation
• Sensor Total Cost of Ownership White Paper and Calculator
• Hot News: Position Transducers At 900° F (482° C)
• RVSM Certification and Upcoming Trailing Cone
• Purchasing SpaceAge Control Products in My Region
• Poll Update: IEEE P1451.4 (Smart Sensor) is . . .

ISSN 1527-5108 • Document Number S050N(NC)