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* [[Media:Tek rotan 500-series.pdf|ROTAN: A Dynamic Angular Transducer for Oscilloscope Display of Rotation-Related Phenomena | {{Instrument Sidebar | ||
|class=Accessory | |||
|manufacturer=Tektronix | |||
|series=Engine Analyzer | |||
|model=ROTAN | |||
|summary=Dynamic Angular Transducer | |||
|image=Tek rotan 535.jpg | |||
|caption=Modified [[535]], [[32TU]], rotational transducer, and 50 kV 10,000:1 capacitive divider probe | |||
|introduced=1959 | |||
|discontinued=(?) | |||
|designers=Walt Phelps;George Edens; | |||
|manuals= | |||
* [[Media:Tek rotan 500-series.pdf|ROTAN: A Dynamic Angular Transducer for Oscilloscope Display of Rotation-Related Phenomena]] | |||
}} | |||
'''ROTAN''' refers to an early ROTational ANalyzer device developed in the late 1950s. | |||
''What was the commercial status of ROTAN?'' | |||
== History == | |||
One of the people who developed ROTAN was [[Walt Phelps]], in 1957 or 1958. | |||
Development took place either in [[Building 86]] or in [[Building 81]], most likely Building 86. | |||
The November 26, 1959 issue of TekTalk [[Media:GeorgeEdens TekTalk 11261959.jpg|states that]]: | |||
<blockquote> | |||
[[George Edens]] is largely responsible for developing the Rotan transducer system for velocity and acceleration systems. | |||
</blockquote> | |||
In the early 1960s, still under the ROTAN label, the [[183|183 Rotational Analyzer]] with its [[182|182 optoelectronic encoder]] allowed up to 20,000 rpm. | |||
In 1967, ROTAN was superseded by the [[Engine Analyzer System]]. | |||
==Links== | |||
* [[Patent US 2924712A]] | |||
* [[Patent US 3495451A]] | |||
* [[Engine Analyzer System]] | |||
{{Documents|Link=ROTAN}} | |||
== Pictures == | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Tek rotan 535.jpg|Modified [[535]], [[32TU]], rotational transducer, and 50 kV 10,000:1 capacitive divider probe | Tek rotan 535.jpg|Modified [[535]], [[32TU]], rotational transducer, and 50 kV 10,000:1 capacitive divider probe | ||