Damage Assessment of a Small Spherical Projectile Impacting on a Glass Shield

Abstract

A high-speed photographic method was set up to track a small projectile in flight and capture its subsequent impact on a glass shield. A 1.0-mm-diameter steel ball bearing was launched from a compressed helium gas gun. The flight of the projectile and the impact event were captured with high-speed cameras. The glass shield showed visible damage at an impact speed of more than 205 m/s.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA494930

Entities

People

  • James M. Sands
  • Jian Yu
  • Peter G. Dehmer

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ball Bearings
  • Bearings
  • Cameras
  • Damage
  • Damage Assessment
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diameters
  • Gas Guns
  • Guns
  • High Speed Cameras
  • Information Operations
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Projectiles
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • ballistics.