Recoil Considerations for Shoulder-Fired Weapons

Abstract

This report reviews the physics of recoil impulse and kinetic energy and the means to alter either the magnitude of these dynamic quantities or the temporal distribution of resulting interaction forces by purposeful or serendipitous mechanical filtering. Emphasis is placed on understanding the problem and the experimental approach needed to put recoil/shoulder interactions on a firm scientific basis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561571

Entities

People

  • Bruce P. Burns

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic Weapons
  • Ballistics
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Launchers
  • Machine Guns
  • Muzzle Brakes
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Propelling Charges
  • Second World War
  • Small Arms
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.