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Application of the Robbins‐Monro method to the sensitivity testing of explosives. II. The experimental practice
Author(s) -
Schilperoord A. A.,
Bruckman H. W. L.,
Schelling B. A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.19830080503
Subject(s) - explosive material , sensitivity (control systems) , reliability (semiconductor) , point (geometry) , standard deviation , computer science , statistics , mathematics , chemistry , engineering , physics , thermodynamics , geometry , power (physics) , organic chemistry , electronic engineering
In this second part of a series of publications dealing with the application of the Robbins‐Monro method to the sensitivity testing of explosives, the experimental aspects are treated. The results of an experimental program with a primer drop‐test apparatus confirmed the efficiency which was concluded from the computer simulation study, also for extreme percentage points. Further a method is described to determine the reliability of the outcome after the execution of the Robbins‐Monro process. It is shown that for an efficient application of the Robbins‐Monro method the level distance which can be adjusted should be about 1/2 to 1/3 of the standard deviation (of a normal distribution) dependent on the percentage point.