Collapsible-Frame MTA for Rapid Fluid and Cargo Delivery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing fluid and cargo containment systems are manpower-intensive, require extensive setup time, and fail to deliver supplies quickly and efficiently to dispersed military operations, lacking a universal system capable of delivery by various transport methods and platforms.

Innovation Solution

A modular bi-level storage and transport assembly (MTA) with adjustable support mechanisms, interlocking frame segments, and collapsible containment vessels, allowing for flexible configuration and secure transport across multiple domains, including air, sea, and ground platforms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional containment systems are used, then fluid and cargo transport is possible, but extensive setup time and manual labor are required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedelivery speedVSAvoidsetup time

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The containment system is divided into modular components including collapsible bladders, frame structures, and support mechanisms that can be independently assembled and deployed, enabling rapid setup without extensive manual labor

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The support mechanism incorporates adjustable and collapsible elements that can be quickly reconfigured between transport and operational states, reducing setup time while maintaining structural integrity during fluid delivery operations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If traditional containment systems are used, then fluid transport is possible, but the system lacks versatility across different transport platforms

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplatform compatibilityVSAvoidsystem configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The containment system is designed with standardized interfaces and collapsible geometry that enable the same system to be deployed across air, sea, and ground transport platforms without requiring platform-specific configurations, reducing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Weight of moving object

If rigid containment systems are used, then structural strength is maintained, but weight increases affecting air transport

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontainer weightVSAvoidstructural strength

Core Design Contradiction:

Weight of moving objectVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The containment system uses flexible collapsible bladders supported by lightweight frame structures, providing necessary structural strength during transport while minimizing weight compared to traditional rigid containment systems, particularly benefiting air transport applications

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

4Reliability

If extensive unpacking and setup procedures are used, then proper fluid containment is achieved, but delivery speed decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontainment integrityVSAvoiddelivery speed

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The containment system is pre-configured with collapsible bladders and frame structures that maintain containment integrity during transport, then rapidly deploy to operational configuration without requiring extensive unpacking or setup procedures, enabling fast delivery while ensuring reliability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250304361A1Modular Bi-level Storage and Transport Assembly with Collapsible Frame (MTA)

Publication Date: 2025.10.02 AERO MARINE SYST INC

AI summary

In one embodiment, a method for restraining a containment vessel within a modular bi-level storage and transport assembly (MTA) includes placing a containment vessel between an upper and lower rigid layer of the MTA, using an adjustable support mechanism to collapse the distance between the rigid layers, restraining the containment vessel, and mating the MTA to a matching MTA.