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Redundant Ballistic Chronograph Configuration for Body Armor Testing

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Author(s)

Michael A. Riley, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Dwight D. Barry

Abstract

A new configuration of the light screen pairs used in a redundant ballistic chronograph is described. This configuration complies with current ASTM International and National Institute of Justice requirements for measuring the ballistic performance of body armor. Although it currently requires dismantling the commercially available light screens and installing them on custom-made mounting frames, the overall configuration is simpler to arrange and to obtain separation uncertainties than the conventional configuration that uses separate mounting frames.
Citation
ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation
Volume
51
Issue
6
Pub Type
Journals

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.1520/JTE20230064
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Keywords

armor, ballistic measurement, body armor, bullet velocity, chronograph, light screen, velocity
Standards, Reference instruments, Public safety, Law enforcement and Documentary standards

Citation

Riley, M. , Paulter Jr., N. and Barry, D. (2023), Redundant Ballistic Chronograph Configuration for Body Armor Testing, ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, [online], https://doi.org/10.1520/JTE20230064, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=936066 (Accessed October 27, 2025)

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Created July 28, 2023, Updated March 29, 2024
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