A Remotely Operated Firing System for Small Arms Weapons,

Abstract

A system and procedure is described for the remote firing of a 50 calibre weapon for firing projectiles into explosive samples only 2m away. The system can be used for laboratory or field firings and its major features are: (1) an electrically actuated solenoid firing mechanism and (2) a linear actuator line-of-fire interrupter plate. Field testing has demonstrated that the apparatus is safe and reliable. A set of firing and operating instructions have been successfully implemented and are included as an Appendix. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA304120

Entities

People

  • M. Vogl
  • R. J. Swinton

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Ammunition
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Instructions
  • Interrupters
  • Line Of Fire
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Projectiles
  • Research Facilities
  • Small Arms
  • Solenoids
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • ballistics.