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I've been trying to figure out the friction coefficient of some brake pads. My test fixture only allows me to pull (F2) a brake disc between two brake pads clamped around the disc with a force F1. I then measure with a load cell the maximum force required for the brake disc to slip. My...

I've got a fixture to mount the weapon in making sure I get linear movement (horizontal).

Hi I'm interested in measuring the recoil force of a weapon. Anyone got any ideas om how to go about doing this? I was thinking of using a load cell mounted to the weapon in the horizontal plane, but at the same time the weapon needs to operate more or less freely, which will be difficult...