Hard Landing

HARD LANDING

Plane Crash Test - Photo Credit Discovery Channel

Helicopter Crash Test - Photo Credit NASA Langley

Helicopter Crash Test - Hard Landing - Photo Credit NASA Langley

FIXED WING & ROTORCRAFT HARD LANDING TESTING

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & OCCUPANT SAFETY

Testing Challenges:

Dynamic, high-energy test environments
Environmental factors, including weather and altitude
Full-scale drop tests
Managing high channel count tests
Reliable data collection
Synchronizing power, triggering, communication, & cameras

DTS Key Features:

Miniature, rugged data acquisition systems and sensors
Flexible modular configurations
In-dummy DAS & offboard DAS solutions
Onboard memory, data writes to non-volatile flash memory
Powerful set-up, control, and data viewing software
Experts in dynamic safety testing and injury biomechanics

DID YOU KNOW? On April 27, 2012, DTS staff and equipment were featured on Discovery Channel’s Curiosity, capturing data during a controlled Boeing 727 crash near Mexicali, Mexico to study real-world crash dynamics.

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Missile/Ordnance

MISSILE/ORDNANCE

MISSILE, FUZE, ORDNANCE, BUNKER BUSTER & HARD TARGET TESTING

RELIABILITY, SAFETY, AND PRECISION IN HIGH-SHOCK TEST ENVIRONMENTS

Testing Challenges:

Dynamic, high-energy test environments
Remote locations, limited access to test article
Strict size and mass constraints, no space for protective housing or large power supplies
Complications with trailing or external cabling
High-value assets, costly test setups
Reliability and security of data transmission

DTS Key Features:

Miniature rugged data acquisition systems and sensors
High-shock rated systems up to 20,000 g, proven reliability
Designed to embed in the test article near sensors; small enough to fit into an artillery round
Data acquisition and data logger options with built-in sensors
Onboard memory, plus real-time streaming options
Trusted solution provider; experts in crash, blast, and injury biomechanics testing

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Blast Testing

BLAST TESTING

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Military Vehicles Feature Image - MRAP Testing - Photo Credit-USMC

MILITARY BLAST TESTING & VELOCITY OF DETONATION (VOD)

VEHICLE VALIDATION, STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY & SOLDIER SAFETY

Testing Challenges:

Dynamic, high-energy tests, often in remote locations
Measure the effect of blast waves on a wide range of test subjects, including vehicles, structures, and occupants
Occupant safety, accurate injury kinematics
Extensive time and monetary investment in test setup
Destruction of test article(s), which may include prototypes
Synchronization of high-speed cameras, triggers, power, and communication

DTS Key Features:

High-shock rated data acquisition systems and sensors
Miniature systems designed to embed on or in the test article
High data sampling rates, up to 1 million samples per second
Survivable up to 20,000 g, no special enclosures required
Accurate and reliable, data writes to non-volatile flash memory
Trusted solutions provider; experts in crash, blast, injury biomechanics testing

DID YOU KNOW? DTS manufactures the Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin (WIAMan) for the U.S. Army—the most biofidelic and technologically advanced test manikin ever developed for underbody blast and IED testing

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Crash Testing

CRASH TESTING

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AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY TESTING/CRASHWORTHINESS TESTING

ONBOARD & IN-DUMMY DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMOTIVE TESTING

Testing Challenges:

Dynamic, high-energy test environments
Full-scale crash test requirements: frontal crash tests, side barrier crash tests, side pole crash tests, rollover resistance tests
Safety testing of airbags, seat belts, and seat belt pretensioners
Time-consuming test setups
Increasing channel counts per test (vehicles & test dummies)
Synchronization of high-speed cameras, triggers, power, communication, and data management
Harmonization of worldwide safety standards and global NCAP

DTS Key Features:

Miniature, rugged data acquisition systems and sensors
Modular and configurable onboard solutions
User-programmable sampling rates and high-bandwidth options
Ancillary accessories to support power, trigger, & communication
In-dummy DAS solutions for the full family of crash test dummies
Integrated DAS solutions for pedestrian headforms and legforms
Data writes to non-volatile flash memory
Experts in automotive crash safety & injury biomechanics testing
Supports NCAP testing around the world

DID YOU KNOW? DTS test and measurement solutions support New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) safety testing worldwide, including: Euro NCAP in Europe, ANCAP in Australia and New Zealand, JNCAP in Japan, KNCAP in Korea, C-NCAP in China, Latin NCAP in Latin America, ASEAN NCAP in Southeast Asia, and US NCAP in the United States, supported by NHTSA-National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and IIHS-Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.