MEMS-based accelerometers are increasingly deployed in harsh environments where mechanical stress is not just expected but constant.

Engineers at the Sandia National Laboratories have figured how to test the large forces experienced by rocket avionics systems with a more environmentally friendly method. When a rocket goes into the ...

The study of shock response and pyroshock phenomena is central to the design and verification of aerospace systems. In these environments, structures and sensitive devices are exposed to intense, ...

The established and noted OptoC HV14 has passed the 3000g shock test as defined in the MIL-STD 883E Method 2002 Mechanical Shock standard. Tests for MIL-STD 883E call for five shock pulses of 3,000g ...

Sandia National Laboratories researchers use a blast tube to demonstrate how well nuclear weapons could survive the shock wave of a blast from an enemy weapon and to help validate the computer ...