公开(公告)号：US20250012690A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18346687

申请日：2023-07-03

Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Inventor： Andrew Merk

IPC: G01N3/303

Abstract: A system and related methodology for inflicting structural impact damage to an article are disclosed. Certain embodiments of the system include: a main support body; a guide tube having a lower end region couplable to the main support body, and having a hollow interior passageway; an adjustable weight assembly receivable and moveable within the hollow interior passageway; an impact tip receivable within an opening formed in a lower end section of the main support body, the impact tip movable within the opening such that an exposed length of the impact tip protrudes outside of the main support body; and a travel-limiting assembly associated with the impact tip. The travel-limiting assembly is adjustable to define a variable maximum penetration depth of the impact tip relative to the article.