The Carleton family of wing and tail actuators provide pneumatic wing and fin deployment subsystems for various strike weapons systems. These include the AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Weapon (JASSM), and the AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW).
Features:
All actuators feature a cold gas deployment with pressures up to 15,000 psig. Pneumatic actuators are more cost effective than comparable electro-mechanical and pyrotechnic systems. They are highly repeatable and can produce high forces at low cost. Pneumatic systems are easily modifiable, thus decreasing development cost and times. These types of systems are easily configured to deploy wings with force margins in excess of 2. Activation can be via pyrotechnic initiator or by mechanical system. Deployment rates vary based on design parameters. Deployment can be single stage, dual stage, or dual rate (single stage with transient rate change at specific deployment angle). System can be temperature compensated if required by design parameters. Actuators feature various damping methods including oil damping and spring damping..
Specifications:
Medium
Nitrogen, Helium
Operating Pressure
up to 15,000 psig
(1,034 bar)
Weight
Design Dependent
Activation
Pyrotechnic, Mechanical
Damping
Oil Damping
Spring Damping
Deployment Time
Intermediate Deployment
(0.075 seconds to 0.150 seconds)
Full Deployment
(0.600 sec to 7 sec)
Times are design specific
Deployment Rate
Single Stage, Dual Stage, Dual Rate,
Design Dependent
