Development of a method for determining the wear of artillery barrels by acoustic fields of shots

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https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2020.206114

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artillery barrel wear, initial shell velocity, shock wave, muzzle wave

Abstract

A possibility of assessing the level of wear of artillery barrels by acoustic fields of shots was studied. Despite the importance of knowledge on the current barrel state, existing methods of wear assessment are not sufficiently prompt. These methods give rather rough estimates of wear or require expensive equipment. Unlike the known methods, the method proposed in the article is prompt, does not require large expenses, can be combined with a training firing, and is easily automated. Characteristics of the shock and muzzle waves generated by a gunshot were studied and differences in their parameters for barrels without wear and those with a critical wear level were shown. Initial shell velocity serves as a criterion indicator of wear. It was shown that according to the acoustic characteristics, a shot from the barrel having any degree of wear is equivalent to a shot from a gun of a smaller caliber. A computational experiment was conducted on real acoustic signals recorded during the firing of a 155 mm howitzer. Informative attributes of acoustic signals from shots were selected. They make it possible to automatically classify barrels into two classes: barrels suitable for use and barrels with wear exceeding the critical level. It was shown that the application of the support vector method (SVM) makes it possible to confidently classify barrels by the level of their wear based on the temporal and spectral attributes of the shock and muzzle waves. A cumulative analysis of spectral characteristics was used in the analysis of acoustic signals from shots. This has a significantly increased likelihood of correct barrel classification. The results are useful for practical use in artillery units in the field conditions. The study results enable the development of an automated system for assessing the barrel condition with high promptness. This ensures sufficient accuracy in assessing the level of barrel wear in the combat practice

Author Biographies

Yevhenii Dobrynin, National University "Odessa Maritime Academy" Didrichsona str., 8, Odessa, Ukraine, 65029

Researcher

Maksym Maksymov, Odessa National Polytechnic University Shevchenka ave., 1, Odessa, Ukraine, 65044

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of Department

Department of Computer Automation Technologies

Viktor Boltenkov, Odessa National Polytechnic University Shevchenka ave., 1, Odessa, Ukraine, 65044

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Information Systems

Institute of Computer Systems

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Dobrynin, Y., Maksymov, M., & Boltenkov, V. (2020). Development of a method for determining the wear of artillery barrels by acoustic fields of shots. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 3(5 (105), 6–18. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2020.206114

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