37^th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference

Salt Lake City, UT
July 8-11, 2001

Session 6-ECS-01 Reliability Evaluation of ECS Components

Chairs: R. BULL, Lockheed Martin Company, Vandenberg AFB, CA, and P. STODDARD, United States Air Force, Hill AFB, UT

• AIAA-2001-3219 "Aging Surveillance Testing of Minuteman II Gas Generator Igniter and Destruct Charge," L. Yang and M. Dao-Randall, TRW Space and Missile Systems, San Bernardino, CA; J. Pham and T. Estes, U.S.Army White Sands Missile Range, WSMR, NM
• AIAA-2001-3220 "Titan IVB Linear Shaped Charge Assembly Explosive Train Transfer Reliability," L. Yang and I. Do, TRW Space and Missile Systems, San Bernardino, CA
• AIAA-2001-3221 "Testing and Analysis of Detonation Transfer Across a Gap within a Confined Volume," S. Goldstein and A. Lopez-Jimenez, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA ; J. Sudick, Special Devices Inc., Moorpark, CA; E. Ellis, Pacific Scientific, Phoenix, AZ.
• AIAA-2001-3222 "T-38A/N Canopy Fracturing System (CFS)," T. McGill, McCormick Selph, Inc., Hollister, CA
• AIAA-2001-3223 "Updating a Peacekeeper OIS Test Set to Perform Aging and Surveillance Testing," D. DeVries, J. Aadland, F. Duce, and J. Kaminska, ATK Thiokol Propulsion, Brigham City, UT; B. Webster, TRW, Clearfield, UT; C. Pyles, Hill Air Force Base, HAFB, UT (WITHDRAWN)

Session 49-ECS-02 Design Ignition and Cartridge Actuated Devices

Chairs: R. WEISS, McCormick Selph, Inc., Hollister, CA, and T. BLACHOWSKI, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, MD

• AIAA-2001-3484 "An Improved Ignition Device–The Reactive Semiconductor Bridge," W. Fahey, Quantic Industries, Inc., Hollister, CA
• AIAA-2001-3485 "Electronic Safe and Arm (ESA) Device for Solid Propellant Rocket Motor Initiation," D. DeVries, J. Aadland, ATK Thiokol Propulsion, Brigham City, UT
• AIAA-2001-3486 "A New Subminiature Pyrotechnic Piston Actuator," S. Rusher, Eagle Picher Technologies, Joplin, MO; M. Parrot, Eagle Picher Technologies, Joplin, MT (WITHDRAWN)

Session 72-ECS-03 Current State of the Art of ECS Components

Chairs: E. ELLIS, Pacific Scientific, Phoenix, AZ, and I. Whalley, Boeing Space Systems, Huntington Beach, CA

• AIAA-2001-3633 "An Investigation of Some Alternatives to Lead Based Primary Explosives," J. Fronabarger and W. Sanborn, Pacific Scientific, Phoenix, AZ; M. Bachay, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, MD
• AIAA-2001-3634 "Laser Initiated Ordnance Systems -- Advancements in System Performance and Reliability," M. Barglowski, Ensigh-Bickform Aerospace & Defense, Simsbuty, CT
• AIAA-2001-3635 "Update on the Development of a Laser/Fiber Optic Signal Transmission System for the Advanced Technology Ejection Seat (ATES)," T. Blachowski, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, MD; P. Ostrowski, Energetic Materials Technology, Alexandria, VA
• AIAA-2001-3636 "Performance Evaluation of an Addressable Integrated Initiated Ordnance Systems," C. Boucher and D. Novotney, Ensigh-Bickform Aerospace & Defense, Simsbuty, CT

Session 95-ECS-04 Analyses and Testing of ECS Components

Chairs: B. NEYER, PerkinElmer Optoelectronics, Miamisburg, OH, and K. LAI, Pratt & Whitney, San Jose, CA

• AIAA-2001-3769 "Development of the STARS II Shroud Separation System," I. Whalley, The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, CA
• AIAA-2001-3770 "Modeling of a Large Ballistic Retractor," H. Lee, Scot Incorporated, Downers Grove, IL
• AIAA-2001-3771 "Pyrovalve Simulation and Comparison with VISAR Test Data," S. Ben-Shmuel, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (WITHDRAWN)
• AIAA-2001-3772 "A Pyrovalve Functional Evaluation," L. Bement, NASA Langley, Hampton, VA; R. Saulsberry, NASA White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces, NM (WITHDRAWN)

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