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Learn how to specify, perform and evaluate pyroshock testing, which is essential when developing and qualifying equipment.

Mechanical pyroshock requirements are common in defence and space applications, where equipment must withstand extremely high accelerations generated by explosive events.

  

Similar requirements can also occur in other applications, such as automotive safety systems.

 

Join this webinar to gain practical insight into mechanical pyroshock testing, including test methods, data analysis and examples from ongoing development activities. 

 

What will you learn? 

The webinar introduces mechanical pyroshock testing and explains how test requirements can be translated into practical test setups and reliable test data.

 

Topics include: 

  • Why and when pyroshock testing is relevant  
  • The fundamentals of mechanical pyroshock testing 
  • Data acquisition and Shock Response Spectrum (SRS) calculations 
  • Practical examples of Level 1 pyroshock testing using a gunpowder device 
  • Investigation of Level 2 pyroshock testing using an air gun on a thin plate 
  • Future developments and improvements in pyroshock testing. 

 

Who should attend? 

The content is particularly relevant for professionals working with equipment exposed to pyroshock environments and needing a better understanding of how to address pyroshock requirements through design verification and testing. 

 

This webinar is aimed at: 

  • Design engineers 
  • Technical developers 
  • Test engineers. 

Programme

Introduction to mechanical pyroshock testing 

An overview of pyroshock environments, typical applications and testing requirements. 

 

Data acquisition and SRS analysis 

Efficient approaches to sampling and Shock Response Spectrum calculations. 

 

Level 1 pyroshock testing 

Presentation of a practical test case using a gunpowder device and discussion of the results. 

 

Level 2 pyroshock testing 

Review of investigations into air-gun-generated pyroshock on thin plates, including proof-of-concept activities. 

 

Outlook 

Current initiatives and future developments within pyroshock testing. 

 

Meet the speakers 

Andreas Wendelboe Højsgaard and Kim A. Schmidt are experienced mechanical testing engineers specialising in the specification, execution and analysis of mechanical tests. Both are currently involved in projects to expand Force Technology's pyroshock testing capabilities.