Abstract
The design, construction and calibration of a five‐component dynamometer is described. The dynamometer was constructed primarily for the testing of ship control surfaces including, in particular, skeg rudders; it has facilities for the independent adjustment of angle of attack, and the derivation of the forces and moments, on both rudder and skeg.An outline of the specialised design requirements is given. The basic design concept is described together with the reasons for the choice of shear flexures and their dimensions, strain gauges, circuits, bridge voltages and instrumentation. Following a brief description of the calibration rig and programme, the calibration results and origins of interactions are described and discussed.It is concluded that the relatively small size of the interaction corrections and overall measuring accuracy of the dynamometer confirm the choice of the overall design concept and design details.
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