An integrated automatic measuring system for internal ballistics testing

Author

Bond, Derek F.

Author_Institution

Data Lab. Ltd., Mitcham, UK

Volume

37

Issue

4

fYear

1988

fDate

12/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

506

Lastpage

509

Abstract

An automatic test equipment (ATE) system is described which fully automates ballistics testing. High-speed phenomena are digitized, stored, calibrated, displayed, and plotted by a waveform recorder and low-cost computer. The system concepts are general-purpose and have also been applied to a wide range of fast measurements covering small arms testing, fracture mechanics, and impact studies. A system description is given, with emphasis on dynamic pressure calibration, the transient waveform recorder, the sequencing unit, and the data processing computer. An actual plot of the test results is presented

Keywords

automatic test equipment; automatic testing; ballistics; calibration; fracture toughness testing; impact testing; military systems; pressure measurement; transient analysers; wave analysers; ATE; arms testing; automatic test equipment; data processing computer; dynamic pressure calibration; fracture mechanics; impact; integrated automatic measuring system; internal ballistics testing; sequencing; transient waveform recorder; waveform recorder; Automatic testing; Bonding; Calibration; Computer displays; Linearity; Pressure measurement; Safety; Sampling methods; Signal resolution; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.9801

Filename

9801