<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>It is known that the forces and shocks that occur during the firing process of a firearm induce vibrations to the barrel of the weapon and to the weapon as a whole. There are flexural, longitudinal, radial and torsional vibrations. The most important ones are considered to be the flexural or bending vibrations, especially the ones recorded in the muzzle section. This paper presents a method of recording the flexural vibrations of the barrel in the muzzle section of a 5,56mm automatic rifle and the influence of muzzle devices, using modern equipment (high speed cameras) and dedicated software.</p></abstract>

It is known that the forces and shocks that occur during the firing process of a firearm induce vibrations to the barrel of the weapon and to the weapon as a whole. There are flexural, longitudinal, radial and torsional vibrations. The most important ones are considered to be the flexural or bending vibrations, especially the ones recorded in the muzzle section. This paper presents a method of recording the flexural vibrations of the barrel in the muzzle section of a 5,56mm automatic rifle and the influence of muzzle devices, using modern equipment (high speed cameras) and dedicated software.

The Analysis Of The Vibratory Movement Of The Gun Barrel And Its Influence On The Firing Accuracy

Military Technical Academy, Bucharest, Romania

International conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION

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It is known that the forces and shocks that occur during the firing process of a firearm induce vibrations to the barrel of the weapon and to the weapon as a...

The Analysis Of The Vibratory Movement Of The Gun Barrel And Its Influence On The Firing Accuracy

Publié en ligne: 24 nov. 2015

Pages: 883 - 887

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2015-0150

Mots clés
vibratory movement, firing accuracy, bending vibrations, high speed camera

© 2015 Alin-Constantin Sava et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Analysis Of The Vibratory Movement Of The Gun Barrel And Its Influence On The Firing Accuracy

Publié en ligne: 24 nov. 2015

Pages: 883 - 887

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2015-0150

Mots clésvibratory movement, firing accuracy, bending vibrations, high speed camera

© 2015 Alin-Constantin Sava et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
vibratory movement, firing accuracy, bending vibrations, high speed camera