Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) – Extreme Impacts On The Fastest Shock Test System

The Challenge

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) required a shock system to generate extreme impact events:

• • Maximum velocity change up to 150 ft./sec (45 m/sec).
  • Maximum acceleration amplitudes up to 25,000 g’s.
  • Requirements would lead to the fastest vertical shock system that Lansmont has built to date.

The Solution

• Lansmont HSXX20 utilizes a unique, revolutionary new design feature—the “active” seismic base.
• The active seismic is attached to a nitrogen‐charged piston and is accelerated upwards towards the falling table during the shock test.