Object Details
- Manufacturer
- AC Spark Plug Division, General Motors Corporation
- Summary
- Devices of this type were used in missile guidance systems for a variety of U.S. civil and military rockets. It uses a gyroscope, floated in a viscous fluid, and mounted off the center of mass, to measure the acceleration in one degree of freedom to a high accuracy. It also mathematically integrates that measurement, giving velocity.
- This particular artifact was used in tests and was not flown.
- The Charles Draper Laboratory donated this object to the Museum in 2004.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
- Inventory Number
- A20040207000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Scientific Devices
- Materials
- Aluminum
- Nickel Alloy
- Plastic
- Adhesive
- Synthetic Fabric
- Interior parts may be made of beryllium, but this has not been determined.
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 10.5 x 6.4cm (4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20040207000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96e704acc-33f5-47d7-8a0e-ec49414c8f6d
