Experimental study of polyurethane rubber with half-sine waveform generator

Abstract Impact mechanics environmental testing technology is booming. Polyurethane rubber, as a typical semi-sinusoidal waveform generator, is particularly important to understand its stiffness performance. This paper presents an experimental investigation utilizing a pneumatic impact testing machine to evaluate the performance of polyurethane rubber waveform generators, varying in both hardness and height. By recording their compression under varying impact pressures, as well as the rebound height of the table and the corresponding velocity changes, we observed that the data generated by the 60mm thick waveform generator exhibited greater regularity. Notably, these data adhered to the principle that increased hardness correlates with decreased compression and reduced rebound height of the table. Additionally, we successfully designed an initial prototype of a rebound collision acceleration amplifier, which, under an impact pressure of merely 0.038MPa, achieved an impressive impact acceleration of nearly 2700g, accompanied by a smoother half-sine waveform curve.