Abstract:The maximum allowable pulse width of accelerometer with different resonance frequencies is studied as well as the relationship between the pulse width and the resonant frequency of accelerometers based on the sensor dynamic calibration theoretical analysis. Finite element analysis software ABAQUS is employed to create a numerical model of Hopkinson bar to generate narrow pulses. Furthermore, a method producing a narrow and reproducible pulse signal is built. The numerical model can produce a pulse width below 10 μs. Besides, the influence of different factors such as the bullet head shapes and different striking speeds on the numerical simulation results are analyzed. The frequency characteristics analysis is performed on 988 piezoelectric accelerometers, and it indicates that the numerical simulation results and the actual experiment results are very close, which has verified the feasibility of the proposed approach.