TEST ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A test apparatus comprising:
- an accelerator component movable along at least one rail and configured to impart an acceleration to a test specimen along an acceleration path;
a holder assembly coupled to the acceleration component and movable along the acceleration path and the holder assembly configured to releasably hold the test specimen; and
a release mechanism including a first release component coupled to the holder assembly and configured to engage a second release component off-board from the accelerator component to release the test specimen from the holder assembly.
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Abstract
A test apparatus and method are disclosed. The test apparatus disclosed includes an accelerator assembly and holder assembly that releasably holds a test specimen for acceleration along an acceleration path. Following acceleration along the acceleration path, the test specimen is released from the holder assembly and drops to a landing. The landing can be formed of different materials and at different orientations depending upon the test specifications. Following impact with the landing, the shock robustness of the test specimen is determined to generate shock robustness data. In embodiments disclosed, shock data is used to design shock absorber components for the test specimen or product.
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1. A test apparatus comprising:
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an accelerator component movable along at least one rail and configured to impart an acceleration to a test specimen along an acceleration path; a holder assembly coupled to the acceleration component and movable along the acceleration path and the holder assembly configured to releasably hold the test specimen; and a release mechanism including a first release component coupled to the holder assembly and configured to engage a second release component off-board from the accelerator component to release the test specimen from the holder assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A test apparatus comprising:
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an accelerator assembly movable along an acceleration path to impart an acceleration to a test specimen coupled to a holder assembly of the accelerator assembly; a release mechanism configured to release the test specimen from the holder assembly to a landing; and a roll device configured to impart a rotational shock to the test specimen released from the holder assembly. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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securing a test specimen having a shock absorber component to a holder assembly; accelerating the holder assembly along an acceleration path; releasing the test specimen from the holder assembly to a landing surface to test shock robustness of the test specimen; and determining shock robustness of the test specimen and using shock robustness data to design the shock absorber component of the test specimen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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