Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Design Example: Automobile Ignition System

Design Example: Automobile Ignition System

The automobile's ignition system plays a vital role by ensuring the timely ignition of the fuel-air mixture in each cylinder. This ignition is facilitated by a spark plug, which is composed of two electrodes separated by an air gap. A spark forms across this air gap when a substantial voltage is generated between the electrodes, leading to the ignition of the fuel.
One can generate a large voltage using a car battery of 12 volts with the help of inductors. Inductors are known for opposing...

Reclosers and Fuses

Reclosers and Fuses

Automatic circuit reclosers enhance the protection of distribution circuits by interrupting and auto-reclosing an AC circuit according to a preset sequence. They effectively manage temporary faults on overhead distribution lines, often caused by tree limbs or wildlife, by briefly disrupting service to improve overall reliability. However, contact with reclosers or energized broken conductors on the ground can pose serious hazards.
A comprehensive protection scheme for radial distribution...

Circuit Breaker and Fuse Selection

Circuit Breaker and Fuse Selection

A circuit breaker is a device engineered to interrupt fault currents and sometimes reclose automatically. When a fault current is detected, the breaker separates the electrical contacts, which generates an arc. This arc is extinguished by methods such as elongation, cooling, or splitting, depending on the breaker's design. Breakers are categorized based on the voltage they operate at and the medium used for arc extinction, such as air, oil, SF6 gas, or vacuum.
In high-voltage systems,...

Nuclear Fission

Nuclear Fission

Many heavier elements with smaller binding energies per nucleon can decompose into more stable elements that have intermediate mass numbers and larger binding energies per nucleon—that is, mass numbers and binding energies per nucleon that are closer to the “peak” of the binding energy graph near 56. Sometimes neutrons are also produced. This decomposition of a large nucleus into smaller pieces is called fission. The breaking is rather random with the formation of a large...

Design Example: Flow Through a Fire Extinguisher

Design Example: Flow Through a Fire Extinguisher

A fire extinguisher that uses pressurized water relies on fluid dynamics principles to generate a high-velocity stream capable of suppressing flames. The water is stored at a much higher pressure inside the extinguisher than the surrounding atmosphere. This pressure difference forces the water to flow rapidly when the extinguisher is activated, and the behavior of the water as it exits the nozzle can be understood using fundamental equations of fluid dynamics.
The key to understanding how the...

Energy Stored in a Capacitor: Problem Solving

Energy Stored in a Capacitor: Problem Solving

In 1749, Benjamin Franklin coined the word battery for a series of capacitors connected to store energy. Capacitors store electric potential energy that can be released over a short time. This property means capacitors have a wide range of applications.
Capacitor-discharge ignition is a type of ignition system commonly found in small engines where the energy released from a capacitor ignites an induction coil that, in turn, fires the spark plug.
To calculate the energy stored in a capacitor of...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Design and Testing of MEMS Component for Electromagnetic Pulse Protection.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)·2025

Same author

Research on MEMS Solid-State Fuse Logic Control Chip Based on Electrical Explosion Effect.

Micromachines·2023

Same author

A microexplosive shockwave-based drug delivery microsystem for treating hard-to-reach areas in the human body.

Microsystems & nanoengineering·2022

Same author

Research on Insurance Method for Energetic Materials on Information Self-Destruction Chips.

Micromachines·2022

Same author

Detection of Colorectal Cancer in Circulating Cell-Free DNA by Methylated CpG Tandem Amplification and Sequencing.

Clinical chemistry·2019

Same author

Strong system-bath coupling induces negative differential thermal conductance and heat amplification in nonequilibrium two-qubit systems.

Physical review. E·2019

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 21, 2025

Research and Development of High-performance Explosives

Research and Development of High-performance Explosives

Published on: February 20, 2016

A High-Functional-Density Integrated Inertial Switch for Super-Quick Initiation and Reliable Self-Destruction of a

Bo He^1,2,3, Yong Yuan⁴, Jie Ren⁴

¹School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.

|July 29, 2023

Summary

This study introduces a novel high-functional-density integrated inertial switch for small-caliber projectile fuzes. The switch ensures super-quick initiation and reliable self-destruction, functioning reliably within microseconds.

Keywords:

high-functional-density integrated inertial switch reliable self-destruction small-caliber projectile fuze super-quick initiation

More Related Videos

Conducting Elevated Temperature Normal and Combined Pressure-Shear Plate Impact Experiments Via a Breech-end Sabot Heater System

Conducting Elevated Temperature Normal and Combined Pressure-Shear Plate Impact Experiments Via a Breech-end Sabot Heater System

Published on: August 7, 2018

Laboratory Scale Slow Cook-Off Testing of Rocket Propellants: The Combustion Rate Analysis of a Slowly Heated Propellant CRASH-P Test

Laboratory Scale Slow Cook-Off Testing of Rocket Propellants: The Combustion Rate Analysis of a Slowly Heated Propellant CRASH-P Test

Published on: February 6, 2021

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 21, 2025

Research and Development of High-performance Explosives

Research and Development of High-performance Explosives

Published on: February 20, 2016

Conducting Elevated Temperature Normal and Combined Pressure-Shear Plate Impact Experiments Via a Breech-end Sabot Heater System

Conducting Elevated Temperature Normal and Combined Pressure-Shear Plate Impact Experiments Via a Breech-end Sabot Heater System

Published on: August 7, 2018

Laboratory Scale Slow Cook-Off Testing of Rocket Propellants: The Combustion Rate Analysis of a Slowly Heated Propellant CRASH-P Test

Laboratory Scale Slow Cook-Off Testing of Rocket Propellants: The Combustion Rate Analysis of a Slowly Heated Propellant CRASH-P Test

Published on: February 6, 2021

Area of Science:

Mechanical Engineering
Ballistics
Materials Science

Background:

Current small-caliber projectile fuzes require enhanced initiation and self-destruction capabilities.
Existing inertial switches face limitations in speed and integration.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a high-functional-density integrated (HFDI) inertial switch.
To meet combat technical requirements for super-quick (SQ) initiation and reliable self-destruction (SD).

Main Methods:

Utilizing elastic-plastic mechanics for reliable state switching analysis.
Employing simulations and experimental verification (anti-target method).
Investigating "ON-OFF" state transitions under ballistic conditions.

Main Results:

The HFDI inertial switch achieves "OFF-ON" transition during internal ballistics.
The switch demonstrates "ON-OFF" transition within 8 μs in simulated terminal ballistics.
Experimental results confirm μs-scale "ON-OFF" transition, aligning with simulations.
The HFDI switch offers enhanced functionality and a 44% height reduction.

Conclusions:

The HFDI inertial switch reliably meets SQ initiation and SD requirements for small-caliber projectile fuzes.
The developed switch shows significant improvements in performance and size compared to existing technologies.