64th Annual Fuze Conference

"Continued Fuze Advancements amid a Global Pandemic"

11 - 12 May 2021

Virtual


Agenda

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Center S&T Strategy

  • Mark Etheridge, Electronics Engineer, Fuzing & Ignition Systems, Aviation & Missile Center, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command

U.S. Air Force S&T Strategy

  • George Jolly, Technical Advisor, Air Force Research Laboratory

Design Of A Test Methodology To Simulate Rain Environments

  • Richard Johnson, Mechanical Engineer, Armaments Center, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command

High Shock Modeling Of Fuze Components

  • Chris Cao, Mechanical Engineer, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Indian Head Division

Detonation Transfer Reliability – Axial And Angular Alignment Evaluations Using A Neyer Statistical Sensitivity Approach

  • David Pray, Energetic Components Engineer, Excelitas Technologies

Exploding Foil Initiator Development

  • David Pray, Energetic Components Engineer, Excelitas Technologies

 

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

U.S. Army Armaments Center S&T Strategy

  • Robert Alston, Electronics Engineer, Fuze Division, Armaments Center, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command

Low Voltage Polymer Multi-Layer Capacitor Development And Characterization

  • Joshua Dye, Electrical Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories

New Fuzing Solutions For Improved Safety And Operational Capabilities

  • Max Perrin, Chief Technical Officer, JUNGHANS Defence

Cannon Caliber Fuze Setter Overview

High Voltage Fireset Component Behavior At Elevated Temperatures

  • Chris Cao, Mechanical Engineer, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Indian Head Division

Effects Of Orientation & Boundary Condition On Encapsulated Electronics

  • Caleb White, Research & Development Mechanical Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories

Conformal Antenna Design For Proximity Fuzes

Software Defined Radio For Medium Caliber Applications

  • Viktor Bana, Electronics Engineer, Armaments Center, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command