VEHICLE WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM - CONCEPT STUDY

THE PROPOSED CONCEPT STUDY WILL INVESTIGATE EXISTING WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPED FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS (I.E., SPACECRAFT, CONTAMINATED WORK STATIONS, ETC.) TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF MODIFICATION OF ONE OF THESE SYSTEMS FOR USE IN VEHICLES OPERATING IN AN NBC CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT. THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL ALSO DEFINE AND EVALUATE SEVERAL NEW APPROACHES TO THE PROBLEM OF DISPOSAL OF WASTE MATERIALS. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW OF EXISTING SYSTEMS AND EVALUATION OF THE NEW CONCEPTS DEFINED, A WORKING MODEL OF THE MOST PROMISING APPROACH WILL BE FABRICATED TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE CONCEPT FOR THIS APPLICATION. THE WORKING MODEL MAY BE A MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING SYSTEM, OR A DEMONSTRATION MODEL OF ONE OF THE NEW CONCEPTS DEVELOPED DURING THIS PROPOSED STUDY. THE PURPOSE OF THE WORKING MODEL WILL BE TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY APPROACH, AND TO HELP IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE PROBLEMS REQUIRING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. A RESEARCH PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED TO IDENTIFY THE RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE RECOMMENDED APPROACH INTO AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM.