MIL-STD-810G METHOD 514.6 ANNEX D b. Exposure durations. Take durations from the Life Cycle Environment Profile (LCEP).

2.7 Category 18 - Aircraft stores - assembled/materiel, helicopter. Complex periodic waveforms characterize the service environment encountered by assembled stores externally carried on helicopters. Unlike stores carried on fixed-wing aircraft, externally mounted helicopter stores receive little aerodynamic excitation, particularly when compared with the rotor-induced vibration. Thus, most of the vibratory energy reaches the store and materiel through the attachment points between the aircraft and the store. Some excitation, however, is added along the entire store structure due to periodic rotor induced pressure fluctuations. The result is a complex response, unique to the particular aircraft-store configuration. Therefore, realistic definition of the environment depends almost totally upon the use of in-flight vibration measurements. For stores exposed to gunfire, refer to Method 519.6. a. Exposure levels. Derive exposure levels for helicopter-carried store materiel from field measurements (paragraph 6.1, reference f contains criteria for specific helicopters). When measured data are not available, initial estimates can be derived from Table 514.6D-III, and Figures 514.6D-3 and 514.6D-4, prior to acquisition of field data. These levels are intended as worst-case environments and represent environments for which it may be difficult to develop vibration sensitive materiel. Materiel costs are often strongly influenced by the performance required in a vibration environment. Consequently, field measurement based vibration criteria are very important. To determine levels, locate the store relative to the helicopter zones as shown in Figure 514.6D-4. Most stores will be inside a vertical projection of the main rotor disc and should use the source frequencies of the main rotor in determining the values of A1, A2, A3, and A4 (see Annex D, Table 514.6D-III). Also in Table 514.6D-III are the fundamental main rotor source frequencies of several helicopters. Exposure durations. When measured data are used to establish exposure levels, take durations from the Life Cycle Environment Profile. When levels are derived from Table 514.6D-III, and Figures 514.6D-3 and 514.6D-4, use a duration of four (4) hours in each of three (3) orthogonal axes for a total time of twelve (12) hours. This represents a 2500-hour operational life. Use the fatigue relationship of Annex A, paragraph 2.2 to trade test time for exposure level. Perform the calculation separately for each sinusoid and each segment of the broadband background.

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2.8 Category 19 - Missiles - Tactical missiles (free flight). There is no known source of general guidance or measured data for tactical missile carriage or launch vibration environments. Environments for jet aircraft, propeller aircraft, and helicopter carried missiles (stores) are discussed in paragraphs 2.4 through 2.7. Tactical carriage ground environments are discussed in paragraph 2.9. Free flight environments are covered in paragraphs 2.4c and 2.5 in regard to aircraft carried missiles. These environments should be generally applicable to tactical missiles during free flight mission segments. a. Exposure levels. There is no known source of data. For accurate definition of tactical missile store vibration, measurement of the actual environment is essential. The criteria of Table 514.6D-IV and Figures 514.6D-5 and 514.6D-7 may be used to develop preliminary estimates of free flight vibration. Exposure durations. Take durations from the Life Cycle Environment Profile.

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2.9 Category 20 - Ground vehicles - ground mobile. (See paragraph 6.1, references qq to ww.) The ground mobile environment consists of broadband random vibration with peaks and notches. These peaks and notches are considerably higher and lower than the mean level. (See paragraph 6.1, reference d.) Terrain, road, and surface discontinuities, vehicle speed, loading, structural characteristics, and suspension system all affect this vibration. Gunfire criteria (Method 519.6) are not applicable since it is based on the response of aircraft-type structures that are significantly different than ground vehicle structures. a. Wheeled vehicles. There is presently no analytical model of these environments suitable for generalized application. A smooth spectrum similar to Annex C, Figure 514.5C-3 will be overly conservative at notches in the frequency spectrum. The spectra of Annex C, Figures 514.6C-2 and 514.6C-3 are typical of cargo bed responses in wheeled vehicles and trailers. This may be unrealistic for installed materiel since it does not consider vehicle structural response beyond the heavily supported cargo bed. The large assembly cargo test of Annex C, paragraph 2.3 can be adapted to provide highly accurate tests for this materiel.

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MIL-STD-810G METHOD 514.6 ANNEX D b. Tracked vehicles. The tracked vehicle environment is characterized by the strong influence of track patter which is related to the track pitch (length of a single track block) and the vehicle speed. The track induced component overlays a basic random environment similar to that discussed above for wheeled vehicles. This environment is best represented by superimposing narrowband random (track induced component) vibration at selected frequencies over a broadband random base. A representative tracked vehicle spectrum is given in Figure 514.6D-8. Test execution requires sweeping across the narrow band regions (rectangular shapes in Figure 514.6D-8) while maintaining the random floor. The sweeping action simulates varying vehicle speeds, and the bandwidths and sweep rates should be chosen accordingly. Because the track pitch and the mechanical vibration transmission path through the vehicle are unique to each vehicle, vibration amplitudes and frequencies are vehicle and location dependent. Detailed criteria for many tracked vehicles can be found in paragraph 6.1, reference d. Testing to this requirement will require a narrow band random-on-random vibration exciter control strategy. Exposure levels. As discussed above, generalized methodology for estimating ground vehicle vibration levels have not been developed. Whenever possible, actual vibration environments should be measured and the results used to formulate accurate levels and spectrum shapes. When this is not possible or when preliminary estimates are made, for wheeled vehicles, the information, levels, and curves referenced in Annex C, paragraph 2.1 (Category 4) may be adapted. Numerous measurements have been made and used to develop test criteria for tracked vehicles. Paragraph 6.1, reference f contains criteria that may be used directly or adapted as necessary. Exposure durations. Take durations from the Life Cycle Environment Profile. Guidance is given in paragraph 6.1, reference f, relating durations to exposure levels for various tracked vehicles.

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This figure is only a representative spectral shape. For the acutal vibration schedules refer to Paragraph 6.1, reference d.

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Shaped Floor

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Figure 514.6D-8. Category 20 - Tracked vehicle representative spectral shape.

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