"[1] It is of particular relevance to the defense and aerospace industries in that they utilize many vehicles and/or components that use explosive devices to accomplish mission tasks.
Examples include rocket stage separation, missile payload deployment, pilot ejection, automobile airbag inflators, etc.
The structural environment is very high magnitude for a relatively short duration and presents many difficulties to capture faithfully.
In order to verify defense and aerospace vehicle integrity, pyroshock testing is performed in a controlled laboratory environment.
Pyroshock testing can be performed using explosive charges or by high energy short duration mechanical impacts.