An object-sorting apparatus includes a housing that extends from a top end to a bottom end, at least one vibration element, and a plurality of stages arranged in a vertical sequence in the housing between the top end and the bottom end. At least one of the stages includes a sorting base that at least partially defines a floor of the at least one stage. The sorting base is coupled to the at least one vibration element, and is configured to receive thereon a mixture of objects having different sizes, including a target size associated with the at least one stage. The stage also includes apertures defined in and extending through the sorting base and into flow communication with a next lower stage. The apertures are sized to receive therethrough, from the mixture, objects having a size smaller than the target size associated with the at least one stage.

An ammunition inspection assembly that includes a cartridge tester having a main body portion with a bore extending axially therethrough, a bullet pusher, and a case pusher. The bore includes an inner surface, a front opening and a rear opening and is configured to receive a bullet cartridge therein.

An ammunition inspection assembly that includes a cartridge tester having a main body portion with a bore extending axially therethrough, a bullet pusher, and a case pusher. The bore includes an inner surface, a front opening and a rear opening and is configured to receive a bullet cartridge therein.

A non-destructive device that measures the accuracy potential and relative ballistic coefficient of projectiles, by placing the object tested within a swirling vortex having both a rotational and vertical vector, hovering the projectile essentially above the device, and essentially unencumbered by any stator. A perfectly balanced object hovers and turns at a high rate about its long/vertical axis without contact with the device.

A non-destructive device that measures the accuracy potential and relative ballistic coefficient of projectiles, by placing the object tested within a swirling vortex having both a rotational and vertical vector, hovering the projectile essentially above the device, and essentially unencumbered by any stator. A perfectly balanced object hovers and turns at a high rate about its long/vertical axis without contact with the device.

A machine vision system for automatically identifying and inspecting objects is disclosed, including composable vision-based recognition modules and a decision algorithm to perform the final determination on object type and quality. This vision system has been used to develop a Projectile Identification System and an Automated Tactical Ammunition Classification System. The technology can be used to create numerous other inspection and automated identification systems.

An object-sorting apparatus includes a housing that extends from a top end to a bottom end, at least one vibration element, and a plurality of stages arranged in a vertical sequence in the housing between the top end and the bottom end. At least one of the stages includes a sorting base that at least partially defines a floor of the at least one stage. The sorting base is coupled to the at least one vibration element, and is configured to receive thereon a mixture of objects having different sizes, including a target size associated with the at least one stage. The stage also includes apertures defined in and extending through the sorting base and into flow communication with a next lower stage. The apertures are sized to receive therethrough, from the mixture, objects having a size smaller than the target size associated with the at least one stage.

An object-sorting apparatus includes a housing that extends from a top end to a bottom end, at least one vibration element, and a plurality of stages arranged in a vertical sequence in the housing between the top end and the bottom end. At least one of the stages includes a sorting base that at least partially defines a floor of the at least one stage. The sorting base is coupled to the at least one vibration element, and is configured to receive thereon a mixture of objects having different sizes, including a target size associated with the at least one stage. The stage also includes apertures defined in and extending through the sorting base and into flow communication with a next lower stage. The apertures are sized to receive therethrough, from the mixture, objects having a size smaller than the target size associated with the at least one stage.

A linear and rotary shock-testing machine including: a base; a shaft rotatably and translationally movable relative to the base; a test disc for holding one or more specimens to be tested, the test disc being rotatable with the shaft; one of a cam and cam follower fixed relative to the base; and an other of the cam and cam follower fixed to the test disc, wherein the shaft being driven to provide a rotational shock to the one or more test specimens; and the cam is shaped such that the cam follower follows the cam to urge the test disc into a translational motion while rotating to provide translational shock to the one or more specimens.

The present invention includes a device for determining the force necessary for the separation of a bullet from an ammunition cartridge comprising a chamber housing having central bore extending from a lower housing end to an upper housing end and terminating at a upper aperture, wherein the central bore comprises a chamber diameter adapted to accept an ammunition cartridge and that the bullet partially extends from the upper aperture; a frustaconical shape shoulder in the central bore at the upper housing end to reduce the chamber diameter to mate to an ammunition cartridge shoulder; a neck that connects the upper aperture to the frustaconical shape shoulder adapted to accept an ammunition cartridge neck; a cartridge retention lip within the upper aperture adapted to contact an ammunition cartridge bullet aperture; a chamber mount adapted to connect the chamber housing and a testing device; a bullet securing device comprising a bullet securing end to secure the bullet and a bullet securing device mount adapted to connect to the testing device; a moving mechanism to move the bullet securing device away from the chamber housing; a sensor in communication with the moving mechanism to measure a force exerted by the moving mechanism; and a display in communication with the sensor to display and or record the force.