SBIR/STTR Research Award
RECONFIGURATION
Award amount
$49,988Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1984Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Marlowe Associates Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TAOC-85 SYSTEM RECONFIGURATION-PHASE I STUDY ARE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF REDUCING THE WEIGHT OF THE TACTICAL AIR OPERATION MODULE SHELTER. THE SPECIFIED WEIGHT OF 10,000 LBS. IS BEING PREDICTED 15,000 LBS. BY THE PRIME CONTRACTOR. THE TAOM WILL BE TOO HEAVY FOR THE SUPPORTING MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT UNLESS THE WEIGHT IS REDUCED. THE STUDY WILL LOOK AT REDUCING UNIT WEIGHT OF ITEMS IN THE SHELTER, REDUCING THE STAND-ALONE SHELTER WEIGHT, AND DEFINING ALTERNATIVE SHELTER SIZES/CONFIGURATIONS WHICH WILL RESULT IN SMALLER, LIGHTER SHELTERS.
Technology keywords
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