Impulse Measurement Device: Measuring forces created by rimfire ammunition
Impulse Measurement Device: Measuring forces created by rimfire ammunition
Shooting rimfire firearms is popular due to cost, recoil, and availability. Autoloading rimfires use shot energy to cycle cartridges. Cycling failures costs the shooter time and money. Chamber pressure curves are available, but there is little other information correlated to reliable cycling. Our goal is to build a fixture to quantify the axial and radial forces during firing, to better understand how they correlate to proper cycling in firearms, allowing manufacturers to reduce failure rates.
Attend Our Technical Presentation
3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27鈥� Session 1
Team Members
Shane Elmose - Mechanical Engineering
Patrick Chmelik - Mechanical Engineering
Kyle Christopher - Mechanical Engineering
Client/Sponsor
Jeff Williams - Vista Outdoor
Faculty Advisor
Michael Maughan - U of I Department of Mechanical Engineering
Meet Us In-Person at EXPO
Booth Number: 31
Join us in-person 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Friday, April 28, in the on the Moscow campus during our 30th annual Engineering Design EXPO! Browse all student team booths. Maps are available on-site.