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A-4 (V2) Rakete Steurung
A4 (V2) Rocket Control System
My impression of the A-4 as a student of the history of technology
As in many other technical areas, the most advanced technologies are developed initially for destructive means. The A4 was the first real rocket and the technology (and the engineers developing it) went on to pioneer the American space program and play important roles in the Russian space development as well. In the history of technology this was a pioneering effort - and like much of the other war technology developed by Germany, United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Russia - it was applied to improve the course of man eventually.
From the Deutsches Museum Display
Die Steurung der A-4 Rakete musste in ihrer Antreibsbahn sehr präzise erfolgen.
Guiding the A-4 rocket on it's course required great precision.
Dies gesach automatisch durch Verwendung einer Tragheitslenkung.
It was controlled automatically by an inertial steering mechanism.
Ihre Entwicklung bedeuete eine weitere Pionierleistung.
It's development signifies yet another pioneering feat.
(brewbooks note - following is my poor translation)
Die A4 besass vier Ruder am Ende der Flossen
The A4 had four rudders at the end of the fins.
Components of A4 Rocket Control System (from diagram)
Ortungssystem und Steursignalerrechung
Bearing System and Control Signal Calculation
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When the grader attachment is equipped with the laser control system, the blade moves up and down automatically to keep the base materials on grade.
25 - 27 November 2014 ,Nuremberg (Germany)
SPS IPC Drives is Europe’s leading exhibition for electric automation. Meet suppliers of electric automation technology from around the world.
FlySkyHy is an app ($40 ish if I recall correctly) used by Paragliders. It also works in “airplane mode.”
Now, this brings up some very interesting possibilities when flying drones or even just flying commercial airlines. You are seeing the updrafts, acceleration, ground speed, knots, flight path, combined with a second video from another phone pinned to the window in super-slo-mo, it’s a veritable wind tunnel level of data collected from wing flexors, flaps, ailerons, audio to determine struts, the pilots bell indicating when the crew needs to be seated.
Two smart phones and you have a veritable ocean of data to apply when building your next bird.
Add to that I’d call my wife to track aviation layers, pressure, wind direction from the airport as I took off. It’s a birds eye view (excuse the pun) of the most magical part of an airplane; the wing!
19 - 22 Noviembre 2014, Oporto (Portugal)
The 15th edition of EMAF – International Fair of Machinery, Equipment and Services for Industry, coming back as the most important show of the industrial world in Portugal.
These are parts of the switch control system for the little hump yard in Springfield yard. I assume they're relays for all of the switches than can be thrown by the operator in the hump tower.
Cat M316F with engcon Q-Safe quick hitch, EC219 Tiltrotator, EC-Oil automatic oil coupling system, DC2 control system and MIG2 Joysticks. Contractor EAG Entreprenad AB. Operator: Örjan Nordin. Photo: Sten Strömgren