Design and development of a universal digital gauge to monitor firing pin efficiency in weapon systems employing electrical and percussion mode of firing (Torpedo tubes gun mountschaff lauchers)
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- iDEX Challenges (opens in a new tab)DISC 14Round closed: 4 May 2026
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Develop a universal digital gauge that uses load cells to measure firing-pin impact force in naval systems using percussion initiation. Maintainers need the measurement to assess serviceability during routine inspection and after defect repair. Weapon-operation details are intentionally omitted.