Mobile Missile Launch System with Hydraulic Actuation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing terrestrial missile launchers are vulnerable to enemy surveillance and targeting due to their immobility, and the transportation of missiles increases vulnerability, necessitating a mobile and agile missile deployment system that can launch long-range heavy missiles without requiring stable ground support or external power sources.
Innovation Solution
A mobile missile launch system featuring a vehicle with a chassis, a truss framework mounting frame, sliding mechanisms, canisters for missiles, and a hydraulic actuator system that allows for articulation and secure missile deployment, including a communication mast for remote operation and a rocker assembly to manage recoil forces, enabling launch from a variety of terrains without external power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed base launcher is used, then the missile can be launched with stable ground support, but the launcher becomes vulnerable to enemy surveillance and targeting due to immobility
Solution Approach 1:
The launcher is mounted on a mobile platform (vehicle chassis) that can move and reposition, transforming the static fixed base launcher into a dynamic mobile system. This allows the launcher to change locations to avoid enemy surveillance and targeting while maintaining launch capability through stabilizing mechanisms during the actual launch operation.
2Reliability
If missiles are transported from silo to launching base, then the launcher can be fixed and stable, but the transportation increases vulnerability to enemy attack
Solution Approach 1:
The launcher and missile are integrated into a single mobile platform system, eliminating the separate transportation phase. The missile remains secured on the mobile launcher vehicle from storage to deployment, combining the functions of transport and launch platform into one unified mobile system that can relocate without exposing the missile to separate transport vulnerabilities.
3Speed
If a mobile vehicle is used to carry missiles, then mobility and agility are improved, but the vehicle cannot provide stable ground support for long range heavy missiles
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile launcher uses active stabilizing mechanisms that can adjust and adapt the platform's position and orientation during launch. These dynamic stabilization systems compensate for the inherent instability of mobile platforms, providing the necessary ground support stability for heavy long-range missiles while preserving the mobility advantages of the vehicle-based platform.
4Power
If external power sources are used for the launch system, then the launch capability is enhanced, but the system requires additional infrastructure and deployment time
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile launcher is equipped with self-contained power sources (such as onboard generators or battery systems) that provide all necessary electrical power for missile launch operations. This self-service approach eliminates the need for external power infrastructure, allowing the system to operate independently and deploy quickly without requiring connection to external power supplies.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a secure, agile, and efficient means to deploy and launch missiles from a mobile platform, reducing vulnerability and enhancing military operational flexibility by allowing launches from unstable ground and eliminating the need for external power sources.
Implementation Method 1
plurality of hydraulic cylinders (8) having a shaft (9) and are mounted at predefined positions onto the platform (20)
Implementation Method 2
a rocket engine (71) adapted to generate a thrust force to launch the missile (11) vertically
Implementation Method 3
a communication mast (56) placed within the launch system to communicate with remotely located unit
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to launching system, more particularly relates to mobile launching system for missiles. The mobile missile launch system comprising a vehicle (14) having a chassis structure adapted to carry the launch system; a mounting frame (16) comprising predetermined truss framework mounted onto the chassis structure; plurality of sliding mechanisms mounted at rear end of the mounting frame (16); plurality of canisters (43) mounted onto said beam (22) and plurality of missiles (11) ensconced within the canisters (43); plurality of containers (42) enclosing said canisters (43) and are connected to the saddles (32, 34) for linear movement; plurality of resting units (27) abutting to rear end of the canisters (43) and are adapted to move linearly to transfer reaction forces from said missiles (11) to ground.