<ahref='https://gitlab.cba.mit.edu/calischs/foam-impact/tree/master/impactor'>impactor/</a> contains design files for a release mechanism for the mass. This is built around a solenoid and a push-button quick release pin (90985A311 from McMaster-Carr).
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I've been using this measurement device to characterize the dynamics of folded foam samples I've been producing. Below are the acceleration profiles of two folded samples compared against conventional foams.