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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2004
John D. Maltby, San Diego, CA (US);
John D. Maltby, San Diego, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A shock simulation system including a support plane, a first mass element and a first spring element attached between the support plane and the first mass element. Also included, is a second mass element that is attached to the first mass element with a second spring element as well as a cocking apparatus, positioned between the support plane and the second mass element, that is capable of accumulating and storing energy in the spring elements. The system also includes a trigger for releasing the energy stored in the springs and for causing a mechanical shock event that is substantially transferred to the second mass.