Three concepts were considered for the boom design: a one-piece boom with a trolley, a folding boom, and a telescoping boom. The telescoping boom was selected over the other two concepts because of its easy manual operation. The boom is designed to mount on the bed of a pick-up truck and elevate the radiometer system 8 meters above the ground and 4 meters away from the truck. The selection of the boom components is discussed with justification of the final choice. Results of performance tests and one season's operation of the completed boom are reported.
Design and Evaluation of Pick-Up Truck Mounted Boom for Elevation of a Multiband Radiometer System
1981
36 pages
Report
No indication
English
Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation , Agriculture , Agristars project , Booms (Equipment) , Ground truth , Portable equipment , Radiometers , Spectral reflectance , Structural design , Beams (Supports) , Calibrating , Earth resources program , Elevation , Hardware utilization lists , Loads (Forces) , Manual control
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