1. The document describes the design of two test benches - one to measure the displacement of a 9mm handgun during firing, and one to measure the recoil force.
2. The test benches were designed to simulate the dynamic behavior of the handgun under normal and abnormal firing conditions.
3. Exploded views and assemblies of the 9mm handgun model and both test benches are presented.
1. The document describes the design of two test benches - one to measure the displacement of a 9mm handgun during firing, and one to measure the recoil force.
2. The test benches were designed to simulate the dynamic behavior of the handgun under normal and abnormal firing conditions.
3. Exploded views and assemblies of the 9mm handgun model and both test benches are presented.
1. The document describes the design of two test benches - one to measure the displacement of a 9mm handgun during firing, and one to measure the recoil force.
2. The test benches were designed to simulate the dynamic behavior of the handgun under normal and abnormal firing conditions.
3. Exploded views and assemblies of the 9mm handgun model and both test benches are presented.
TEST BENCH FOR HANDGUNS LISBON 19 th of May 2010 Adriana Cristea Ana-Maria Florescu Nicoleta Ionel
Summary
1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3. The handgun model
4. The test bench
A. For displacement measurement B. For recoil force measurement
5. Assemblies
6. Exploded views
7. Conclusions
8. References
1. Introduction
This project presents the design of two experimental devices used for the dynamic study for a 9 mm handgun when fires.
As known, firing process is a complex phenomenon which involves cap percussion, powder burning, bullet movement down the gun barrel and its propulsion on the trajectory.
According to NATO standards, there are a series of tests required for ammunition and weapon , in order to carry out the qualifying procedures.
The handgun simulation is useful when analyze the handgun functioning in simulated situations which are dangerous to carry out in practice but are not totally avoidable.
2. Objectives
The work presented in this project arises from the idea to build a model that could simulate the handgun dynamic behavior in several cases submitted to normal or abnormal loading conditions or with different ballistic parameters of propulsion powder.
In order to fulfill this purpose, primarily is necessary to build a model, which acts similar to the real handgun, and two test benches which could imitate in the laboratory the real conditions.
The software used in this project to design:
the 9mm handgun model; the test bench for displacement measurement; the test bench for recoil force measurement; is SolidWorks2010. 3. The handgun model The major parts and mechanisms of a 9mm handgun are the following:
barrel slide weapon body return spring recoil system cartridge feeding system extraction mechanism ejection mechanism feed mechanism trigger mechanism firing mechanism. Fig.1 Sectioned weapon Fig.2 The handgun model 4. The test bench
The experimental measurement of displacement and force of the rebound and features motion of recoiling mechanism as depending on time is accomplished using a force transducer and a movement transducer, fixed on the gun as per schemes presented in Fig.3 and Fig.4.
Fig.3 Experimental device for handgun tests The gun is rigid fastened to the device through an arm jointed with the device base. The guns barrel axis is orthogonal with the arm-support joint axis, having the barrel in horizontal position. The movement of the fastening arm is blocked by the force transducer. Between device frame and mobile part of the gun is mounted a displacement transducer. The values measured with the displacement transducer represents the position, as function of time, of the recoiling leading part of the gun (the slide), x(t). The recoiling force values obtained with force transducer are good to be known because they affect the weapon prancing angle value, and thus, the gun precision.
Fig.4 Experimental device- schematic representation A. For displacement measurement
In the following figure we have the assembly of the first test bench.
Fig.5 Test bench with displacement transducer B. For recoil force measurement
Fig.6 Test bench with force transducer 5. Assemblies
Fig.7 The handgun on the first test bench
Fig.8 The handgun on the second test bench
6. Exploded views
Fig.9 Exploded view of the 9mm handgun model
Fig.10 Exploded view of the test bench for displacement measurement Fig.11 Exploded view of the test bench for recoil force measurement 6. Conclusions
We designed a 9mm handgun and two experimental devices, the first is used for the movement measurement and the second one for measuring the recoil force.
Firstly, we built all the parts, then we made the three assemblies, so, we could obtain the exploded views for all of them.
During the project there appeared several difficulties, mostly while realizing the assemblies. Some of the parts had to be fixed, others to rotate. Another reason was that we didnt have the pieces, just photos of them and this thing made the work more difficult.
7. References [1] Carmaci M, Orban O, Tiganescu V, Rotariu T, Handgun Mechanisms Analysis, MTA, Bucharest, 2007. [2] NATO STANAG 4090, Small arms.