Acoustic Characterization of Ricochets
conference paper
This presentation describes the activities which have been carried out within the scope of a task appointed by the Ministery of Defence, Dienst Gebouwen Werken & Terreinen. Projectiles fired at a frring range will sometimes undesirably fly over the present bulletstop after hitting the ground surface. The task was to identify these stray bullets at a specific firing range. First the most suitable method has been determined. A pre-investigation showed that determination of different characteristics, related to the projectile's trajectory, might be feasible by analysis of the acoustic signals. Therefore it was decided to install an array of microphones at the end of the firing range and to record the data during shooting exercises. The data collection campaigns have been carried out on various days. This presentation gives more details about the acoustic model used and examples are shown which compares the model with real data.
TNO Identifier
94739
Publisher
National Research Council Canada
Source title
Sixth International Symposium on Long-Range Sound Propagation - Proceedings of a symposium held at the Chateau Laurier Hotel Ottawa, Canada, 12-14 June 1994
Editor(s)
Havelock, D.I.
Stinson, M.R.
Stinson, M.R.
Place of publication
Ottawa
Pages
115-122