Acoustic response of aluminium and Duroid plates to hypervelocity impacts

Burchell, Mark J., Standen, S., Cole, Mike J., Corsaro, R.D., Giovane, F., Liou, J.- C., Pisacane, V., Sadilek, A., Stansbery, E. (2011) Acoustic response of aluminium and Duroid plates to hypervelocity impacts. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 38 (6). pp. 426-433. ISSN 0734-743X. (doi:10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2010.10.012) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:37217)

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2010.10.012

Abstract

The growing need for real-time impact sensors for deployment on both space vehicles and space habitats (in orbit or on the surface of atmosphere-less bodies such as the Moon) has stimulated sensor development programmes. The sensors should be low mass, low power, easily read-out electronically, cover large areas and be sensitive to impacts which can cause damage up to and including penetration. We propose that piezo-strain acoustic sensors can play an important role in this work. Accordingly we report on a series of hypervelocity impact tests of acoustic sensors mounted on thin plates (aluminium and Duroid plates). The acoustic sensors gave strong signals for impacts of sub mm–mm scale projectiles. We investigated dependences on impactor speed and size, angle of incidence and tested the difference between cratering and penetrating impacts.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2010.10.012
Uncontrolled keywords:	Acoustic; Hypervelocity; Impact; Sensors
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User:	Mark Burchell
Date Deposited:	05 Dec 2013 13:09 UTC
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2021 10:13 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/37217 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Burchell, Mark J..

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Cole, Mike J..

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