Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Student Status
Graduate
Class
Graduate Student Works
Advisor Name
Dr. Riccardo Bevilacqua
Abstract/Description
FRAGMENTATION characteristics such as spatial distribution, number of fragments, fragment velocity, and fragment mass can be used to characterize the lethality of a fragmenting weapon or any metal cased explosive [1,2]. However, most warhead tests and evaluations are limited to static arena testing, where fragment characteristics must be collected by hand. Recently, stereoscopic imaging techniques have been added to static arena tests. Using this method, position tracks can be collected for each fragment, and then velocity information can be found. This paper proposes a method to estimate the mass and moment of inertia using data collected by a stereoscopic imaging system. Tracking the fragments using this system can increase the number of fragments collected and reduce the need for manual fragment collection.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
AIAA JOURNAL
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J062703
Publisher
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Scholarly Commons Citation
Nocerino, A., Larsen, K., Bevilacqua, R., & Jerome, E. L. (2023). Stereoscopic-Based Mass Properties Estimation for Warhead Fragments. AIAA JOURNAL, 61(10). https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J062703
Grant or Award Name
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research, through Grant #FA9550-20-1-0200
Included in
Chemical Engineering Commons, Electrical and Computer Engineering Commons, Mechanical Engineering Commons
