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;
