MS Instruments Plc - Accoustic targets

An acoustic target is an automatic system that predicts the position of a projectile in space as it flies over the sensors. It detects the shock-wave that is emitted by the projectile and therefore can only be used with supersonic projectiles. Practically, the projectile must be travelling at a velocity of greater than Mach 1.3 when it passes over the sensors. There are two types of acoustic targets supplied by MS Instruments PLC
The MS Instruments PLC Acoustic Target type 541 consists of a pair of sensor arrays in a delta format, mounted with a set distance between them, which sense the shockwave generated by the projectile. The signals generated by these sensor arrays are used to calculate the position of the shot with respect to the target.
This precision electronic target provides developers, manufacturers and trials and testing organisations with a cost effective means of checking the performance of weapons and ammunition by measuring the co-ordinates of shots passing through the target area. Shot positions are instantaneously displayed on a graphical representation of the target area together with coordinate data and a running total of shots fired.