Enhanced Clamp Cushion

During its proposed Phase II ECC development work, HMC plans to continue its approach of conducting engineered ECC clamp core and cushion design separately, but concurrently, with the development of elastomeric and/or hybrid elastomer cushion materials that contain high strength fibers such as carbon fiber or Kevlar fiber. This approach will enable HMC to focused on the incremental optimization of best performing ECC core and cushion material design solutions that together will resolve each characteristic failure mode of currently deployed Navy aircraft line clamps. HMC’s Phase II goal is design, develop, fabricate, test, optimize, and deliver to U.S. Navy an ECC that satisfies or exceeds each of U.S. Navy’s performance and material requirements.