Blast Instrumentation for Target Vehicles

Abstract

A Blast Initiation Detector (BID) was developed for use onboard targets to detect the first light from fragmenting warheads. The measured time of first light can be used with the measured time of first fragment impact to compute the standoff distance, a key measure of interceptor performance. A high speed sled test afforded an opportunity to demonstrate and validate the BID/Hit Panel standoff measurement for the first time under conditions of known geometry with a moving warhead. The BID/Hit Panel standoff distance measurement was in agreement to within seven percent of the known geometric standoff distance. Lessons learned during from the BID are being used to develop a Blast Position Detector (BPD) that measures the blast time and position independent of hit panel data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA405554

Entities

People

  • Leo R. Gauthier Jr.

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fibers
  • Geometry
  • Images
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Optical Fibers
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Sled Tests
  • Telemetry
  • Test Facilities
  • Weapon System Effectiveness
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.