Ballistic Studies

Recoil force measured with MEMS accelerometers and compared against numerical models for small caliber rifles.

An alternative way to characterize bullet drag and flight that replaces the single ballistic coefficient number.

Closed-form equations for chamber pressure and bullet velocity along the barrel, based on the Le Duc equations.

CFD modeling of muzzle brake designs to maximize recoil reduction.

Patent application for the muzzle brake design developed in the optimization study.

Measuring chamber pressure with a barrel-mounted strain gauge and processing the signal numerically.

Strain gauge measurements along the barrel to monitor pressure distribution as the bullet is pushed down the barrel.

An automated powder trickler that dispenses precise charge weights for reloading.