SBIR/STTR Research Award
AUTOMATED AMMUNITION LOADING OF COMBAT VEHICLES
Award amount
$341,406Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1985Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Ren Corp
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE APPLICATION OF LOAD-SENSING HYDRAULICS IN AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM DESIGNED AS A TANK AMMUITION HANDLER IS PROPOSED. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPONENTS LEND THEMSELVES TO EFFICIENT MATERIAL HANDLING APPLICATIONS AND HAVE BEEN PROVEN IN DESIGNS USING A MICROPROCESSOR CONTROL. A COMPUTER SIMULATION OF A LOAD-SENSING HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT WILL PERMIT TAILORING OF THE COMPONENTS BEFORE A HARDWARE COMMITMENT IS MADE A ROBOTIC DESIGN USING LOAD-SENSING ACTUATORS PROMISES AN EFFICIENT, RELIABLE APPROACH.
Technology keywords
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