Test assembly and method
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1. A test apparatus comprising:
- an accelerator component movable along at least one rail 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 therewith and the holder assembly including a holder that is selectively operable between a clamped mode and a differently configured unclamped mode to releasably hold the test specimen; and
a release mechanism including a first release component coupled to the holder assembly and engageable with a second release component off-board from the accelerator component to operate the holder from the clamped mode to the unclamped mode and thereby 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 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 therewith and the holder assembly including a holder that is selectively operable between a clamped mode and a differently configured unclamped mode to releasably hold the test specimen; and a release mechanism including a first release component coupled to the holder assembly and engageable with a second release component off-board from the accelerator component to operate the holder from the clamped mode to the unclamped mode and thereby release the test specimen from the holder assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. 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 including holder selectively operable between a holding mode and a differently configured release mode; a release mechanism switching the holder from the holding mode to the release mode to release the test specimen from the holder assembly to a landing while the test specimen is still in motion imparted by the accelerator assembly; and a roll device imparting a rotational shock to the test specimen following release of the test specimen from the holder assembly. - View Dependent Claims (12, 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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