A new mechatronic set-up and technique for investigation of firearms

Ioan Lesenciuc; Cornel Suciu

doi:10.1117/12.2246028

14 December 2016 A new mechatronic set-up and technique for investigation of firearms

Ioan Lesenciuc, Cornel Suciu

Proceedings Volume 10010, Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies VIII; 100101C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2246028
Event: Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies 2016, 2016, Constanta, Romania

Abstract

Since ancient times, mankind has manifested interest in the development and improvement of weapons, either for military or hunting purposes. Today, in competition with these legal practices, the number of those who commit crimes by non-compliance with the regime of weapons and ammunition has increased exponentially. This is why the technology and methods employed in the area of judicial ballistics, requires constant research and continuous learning. The present paper advances a new experimental set-up and its corresponding methodology, meant to measure the force deployed by the firing pin. The new experimental set-up and procedure consists of a mechatronic structure, based on a piezoelectric force transducer, which allows to measure, in-situ, the force produced by the firing pin when it is deployed. The obtained information can further be used to establish a correspondence between this force and the imprint left on the firing cap. This correspondence furthers the possibility of elaborating a model that would permit ballistic experts to correctly identify a smoothbore weapon.

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Ioan Lesenciuc and Cornel Suciu "A new mechatronic set-up and technique for investigation of firearms", Proc. SPIE 10010, Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies VIII, 100101C (14 December 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2246028

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