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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1977
Wayne B Lloyd, Baltimore, MD (US);
Dale R Logan, Columbia, MD (US);
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Vibration isolated sensor apparatus with minimized air stream obstruction for external mounting on an aircraft. An elongated multi-gimbaled sensor assembly disposed within a cylindrical pod housing for extension along a longitudinal axis of an aircraft is resiliently supported for vibration isolation by a circumferential array of cantilevered longitudinally-extending leaf springs. By actuation of crank arms at the supported ends of the leaf springs, the direction and extent of such resilient support can be made to match g forces created by maneuvering of the aircraft, thereby maintaining minimal radial-wise spring travel clearance-way and minimal transverse section size.