Optimal Design of Pendulum in High Impact Shock Testing Machine for Middleweight

Impact test of shipboard systems must be taken before navy ships take service. Only in this way can we ensure the safety and reliability of them. In middle-weight high impact testing machine which is one of main devices to test medium weight equipments, pendulum is the most important as well as the most perishable part of this machine. Good quality of pendulum should be ensured. Energy demands, reliability, service life and deformation of the pendulum must be taken into account when design pendulum of this tester part. An optimization methods to design pendulum is presented in this paper. By means of optimization of the position of mass centre, percussion centre and impact point, the reliability and service life of pendulum can be improved.