An experiment evaluating how the tiny mass eccentricities in spinstabilized projectiles affect the position of impact points

This study investigates and quantifies some possible sources affecting the position of impact points of small caliber spin-stabilized projectiles(such as 12.7 mm bullets).A comparative experiment utilizing the control variable method was designed to figure out the influence of tiny eccentric centroids on the projectiles.The study critically analyzes data obtained from characteristic parameter measurements and precision trials.It also combines Sobol’s algorithm with an artificial intelligence algorithmdAdaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems(ANFIS)ein order to conduct global sensitivity analysis and determine which parameters were most influential.The results indicate that the impact points of projectiles with an entry angle of 0°deflected to the left to that of projectiles with an entry angle of 90°.The difference of the mean coordinates of impact points was about 12.61 cm at a target range of 200 m.Variance analysis indicated that the entry angleei.e.the initial position of mass eccentricityehad a notable influence.After global sensitivity analysis,the significance of the effect of mass eccentricity was confirmed again and the most influential factors were determined to be the axial moment and transverse moment of inertia(Izz Iyy),the mass of a projectile(m),the distance between nose and center of mass along the symmetry axis for a projectile(Lm),and the eccentric distance of the centroid(Lr).The results imply that the control scheme by means of modifying mass center(moving mass or mass eccentricity)is promising for designing small-caliber spin-stabilized projectiles.

Research on the structure design of double eccentric coaxial spherical robot

The paper design a double eccentric mass driven spherical robot, the ball is also subject to eccentric force and inertia force that generate by internal drive units in movement. Due to the unique spherical shell, the robot in the dynamic state transition process, Friction cannot offset the robot motion state change due to internal driving motion error of small units. In order to make linear movement of the spherical robot that can smooth start, stop and speed control, the paper design a method for linear motion driven spherical robot with double eccentric mass control. The improved driving eccentric mass of robot total mass ratio is larger, that can provide the eccentric torque and inertia moment more, the robot has higher motion velocity.