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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Mark A. Carlson, Amherst, NH (US);
Peter D. Bewley, Jr., Merrimack, NH (US);
Mark A. Carlson, Amherst, NH (US);
Peter D. Bewley, Jr., Merrimack, NH (US);
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Abstract
A system and method for testing components traveling at high speeds is presented. A system includes an elongated test chamber, high and low pressure reservoirs, a piston and a pressure control system. The elongated test chamber has first and second ends. In some configurations, the test chamber can be a pneumatic cylinder. The high pressure reservoir is connected to the first end of the elongated test chamber and the low pressure reservoir is connected to the second end of the elongated test chamber. The piston travels with a unit under test from the first end of the test chamber to the second end of the test chamber. The pressure control system uses, in part, the low and high pressure reservoirs to dynamically adjust a force profile across the piston as it travels from the first end of the elongated test chamber to the second end of the elongated test chamber.