Rigid-body Off-axis Ordnance Shock/Tail-slap Environment Replicator (ROOSTER)

Karagozian and Case, Inc. (K&C) proposes to develop a Rigid-Body Off-Axis Ordnance Shock And Tail-Slap Environment Replicator (ROOSTER) prototype which can induce peak accelerations over 10,000 g for sustained periods of at least 5 ms to sub-scale non-inventory warheads in order to replicate the harsh and complex deceleration environment experienced by ordnance during penetration. The concept takes advantage of the known strengths of at least two different types of dynamic loaders to accelerate a pseudo-static test penetrator, and a proven approach to subsequently arrest it. At the end of Phase II, we expect to have a functioning prototype of ROOSTER, demonstrate it through experiments, and have validated models capable of designing and controlling the test system. This would lay the groundwork for transitioning the technology to the DoD, for example through a Phase III project aimed at extending the test system and constructing a test system at a Government facility at a scale suitable for the DoDs requirements.