Patent · US Expired

System and method for using a surrogate component in shock testing

US6467353B1 · kind B1 · utility

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9References

20Claims

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Peter D. Genix · Austin, US
Jonathan Ellis · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 7, 2001
Grant date	Oct 22, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 7, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2291/101
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surrogate component for shock testing is disclosed that includes a housing with exterior dimensions, mass, and a center of gravity approximately the same as the exterior dimensions, mass, and center of gravity of a counterpart component. The housing also has a stiffness greater than the counterpart component and has an interface for securing a sensor. In particular, the counterpart component may be hard drive and the housing may be constructed from a molybdenum material.

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