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ARMAMENT MEN MARKET SPINOFF TECHNOLOGY

ARMAMENT MEN MARKET SPINOFF TECHNOLOGY ARMAMEN T MEN MARKET SPIN-OFF TECHNOLOGY Services launch Defence Technology Enter- prises Lt d wit h a selectio n o f RARD E goodies develope d for the motor and transport industries . SPECTS of tribology are seen in A the several automotive-related "goo d ideas" recently announced by Defence Technology Enterprises Ltd, a new trading division of the Royal Armament Research and Developmen t Establishment (RARDE). The DTE set-up has the specific function of assisting in the transfer of spin-off technology into industry. Examples seen at a RARDE's Chertsey open day included new developments in oil-cooled multi- disc heavy vehicle brakes; a dif­ ferential steering system, giving tighter-turn geometry for tracked vehicles; a hydrostatic variable transmission system claimed to be cost- and power-efficient, and a crown-cam gearbox. The last-mentioned, an Admiralty Research Establishment contribu­ tion, is said to have high power-to- weigh t ratio advantages, high mechanical efficiency, low wear and low inertia and possibly zero backlash — all within the same design configuration. Applications Incorporating a rigid thermo­ from a new composite researched noted varied from windscreen plasti c to bond wood veneer by the Royal Aircraft Establishment. wipers to the gear mechanisms of a Composite materials using wood imparts better impact properties crane. veneers for at least one of the rein­ tha n those of conventional The system is claimed to be forcing components offer a number plywood . Alternatively, use of suitable where precise control of of significant advantages, including rubber-based adhesives makes an start-stop motion is essential, and energy-absorban t laminate, or weight-saving and a means of rigi­ where space and weight are at a "rubber-wood" . A reinforced dity in the uncured state. Improved premium. stiffness and breaking strength (for thermoplastics laminate suitable A different approach to effective a given weight) are obtained by the for the car industry has also been damping is seen in an anti-vibration use of pyrolised veneers. developed by RARDE. unit where the vibrating element is mounted between the upper and lower bellows systems. The main excitation frequency of the suspen­ ded equipment is monitored by a sensor and the response to the absorber is tuned accordingly by changin g bellows pressure, so giving different effective resis­ tances. A typical application is said to be in reduction of vibrations from rotating machinery. The materials field is to benefit 152 INDUSTRIAL LUBRICATION AND TRIBOLOGY, July/August 1987 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Industrial Lubrication and Tribology Emerald Publishing

ARMAMENT MEN MARKET SPINOFF TECHNOLOGY

Industrial Lubrication and Tribology , Volume 39 (4): 1 – Apr 1, 1987

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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0036-8792
DOI
10.1108/eb053357
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Abstract

ARMAMEN T MEN MARKET SPIN-OFF TECHNOLOGY Services launch Defence Technology Enter- prises Lt d wit h a selectio n o f RARD E goodies develope d for the motor and transport industries . SPECTS of tribology are seen in A the several automotive-related "goo d ideas" recently announced by Defence Technology Enterprises Ltd, a new trading division of the Royal Armament Research and Developmen t Establishment (RARDE). The DTE set-up has the specific function of assisting in the transfer of spin-off technology into industry. Examples seen at a RARDE's Chertsey open day included new developments in oil-cooled multi- disc heavy vehicle brakes; a dif­ ferential steering system, giving tighter-turn geometry for tracked vehicles; a hydrostatic variable transmission system claimed to be cost- and power-efficient, and a crown-cam gearbox. The last-mentioned, an Admiralty Research Establishment contribu­ tion, is said to have high power-to- weigh t ratio advantages, high mechanical efficiency, low wear and low inertia and possibly zero backlash — all within the same design configuration. Applications Incorporating a rigid thermo­ from a new composite researched noted varied from windscreen plasti c to bond wood veneer by the Royal Aircraft Establishment. wipers to the gear mechanisms of a Composite materials using wood imparts better impact properties crane. veneers for at least one of the rein­ tha n those of conventional The system is claimed to be forcing components offer a number plywood . Alternatively, use of suitable where precise control of of significant advantages, including rubber-based adhesives makes an start-stop motion is essential, and energy-absorban t laminate, or weight-saving and a means of rigi­ where space and weight are at a "rubber-wood" . A reinforced dity in the uncured state. Improved premium. stiffness and breaking strength (for thermoplastics laminate suitable A different approach to effective a given weight) are obtained by the for the car industry has also been damping is seen in an anti-vibration use of pyrolised veneers. developed by RARDE. unit where the vibrating element is mounted between the upper and lower bellows systems. The main excitation frequency of the suspen­ ded equipment is monitored by a sensor and the response to the absorber is tuned accordingly by changin g bellows pressure, so giving different effective resis­ tances. A typical application is said to be in reduction of vibrations from rotating machinery. The materials field is to benefit 152 INDUSTRIAL LUBRICATION AND TRIBOLOGY, July/August 1987

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Industrial Lubrication and TribologyEmerald Publishing

Published: Apr 1, 1987

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