The results of a laboratory evaluation of three types of electrolytic tilt sensors as potential candidates for model attitude or angle of attack (AOA) measurements in wind tunnel tests are presented. Their performance was also compared with that from typical servo accelerometers used for AOA measurements. Model RG-37 electrolytic tilt sensors were found to have the highest overall accuracy among the three types. Compared with the servo accelerometer, their accuracies are about one order of magnitude worse and each of them cost about two-thirds less. Therefore, the sensors are unsuitable for AOA measurements although they are less expensive. However, the potential for other applications exists where the errors resulting from roll interaction, vibration, and response time are less, and sensor temperature can be controlled.
Evaluation of electrolytic tilt sensors for wind tunnel model angle-of-attack (AOA) measurements
ICIASF ''91 - International Congress on Instrumentation in Aerospace Simulation Facilities ; 1991 ; Rockville, MD, United States
1991-01-01
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English
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