Air Force research laboratory (AFRL) – extreme impacts on the fastest shock test system

Case Studies

 

 

Lansmont - AFRL 1
Lansmont - AFRL 2

The challenge

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) required a shock system to generate extreme impact events:

  • Maximum velocity change up to 150 ft./sec (45 m/sec).
  • Maximum acceleration amplitudes up to 25,000 g’s.
  • Requirements would lead to the fastest vertical shock system that Lansmont has built to date.

The solution

  • Lansmont HSXX20 utilizes a unique, revolutionary new design feature—the “active” seismic base.
  • The active seismic is attached to a nitrogen‐charged piston and is accelerated upwards towards the falling table during the shock test.