Missile Launch Assembly Modular Guide System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing missile launch assemblies are not designed for flexible and easy reloading, limiting their operational efficiency and versatility.
Innovation Solution
A missile launch assembly with a rotatable support base, adjustable supporting feet, and a guide system that allows for independent positioning and quick replacement of launch frames and containers, enabling flexible reconfiguration and reloading without the need for a transport vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If missiles are housed in fixed launch containers stacked on a support base, then structural stability is improved, but reloading flexibility and ease deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The launch assembly is divided into modular launch containers that can be independently handled and replaced. Each container is a self-contained unit that can be individually loaded and unloaded from the support base, enabling flexible reloading while maintaining the overall structural stability of the assembly through standardized mounting interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The support base is made rotatable about a vertical axis, transforming it from a static structure to a dynamic one. This rotational capability allows the launch containers to be repositioned and accessed from different angles, significantly improving reloading flexibility and operational versatility while the base itself provides continued structural support.
2Strength
If launch containers are mechanically fixed to form rigid launch batteries, then structural strength is improved, but ease of replacement and reconfiguration deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The rigid launch battery is segmented into individual replaceable launch containers. Each container maintains structural integrity for its housed missile, while the modular design allows entire containers to be quickly swapped out as complete units, combining structural strength with operational ease.
Solution Approach 2:
Launch containers are designed to be nested or stacked upon one another on the support base, with each container serving as a complete functional unit. This nesting arrangement allows containers to be securely positioned while enabling rapid replacement by removing one container and inserting another in its place.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the launch assembly is integrated with a transport vehicle, then transportation capability is improved, but independent positioning and reloading capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into a separable transport vehicle and an independent launch assembly with its own rotatable support base. This allows the launch assembly to function independently for positioning and reloading operations while still being transportable when mounted on the vehicle, resolving the contradiction between integrated transportation and independent operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The support base is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a structural support during launch operations and as a rotatable positioning mechanism for independent reloading. When mounted on the transport vehicle, it provides stabilization; when operating independently, it enables flexible positioning and container access without requiring the vehicle.
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AI summary
A missile launch assembly (10) comprising: - a support base (11) orientable between a transport angular position and a launch angular position; - at least one launch frame (20) fixed to the support base (11) to be integral in rotation therewith, the launch frame (20) comprising at least one pair of struts (21, 22); - a first launch container (100) containing a respective first missile; - coupling elements (S1, S2) through which the first launch container (100) is removably fixed to the launch frame (11) between the pair of struts (21, 22), in which the coupling elements (S1, S2, 101, 102) comprise a first guide system (S1) adapted and configured to allow guided sliding of the first launch container (100) between said struts (21, 22) along a first stroke delimited between a first initial insertion position and a first final fixing position.