Modular Armored Shell Assembly for Host Vehicle Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing military vehicles are limited in their ability to operate effectively in urban and diverse terrain environments, such as parking garages and rough terrain, and lack versatility for both military and humanitarian missions, requiring a vehicle that can be quickly converted for different purposes.
Innovation Solution
An armored shell assembly that can be mounted on a host vehicle to convert it into a military vehicle, featuring a rotating weapons platform, expandable battle shield, and command surveillance module, allowing for the attachment of various armaments and accessories, and easily detachable for civilian use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If tanks and heavy armored vehicles are used for military operations, then combat protection and firepower are improved, but maneuverability in urban environments and diverse terrain deteriorates due to excessive size and weight
Solution Approach 1:
The armored vehicle is divided into separate modular components: a host vehicle (construction vehicle) and an armored shell assembly. The armored shell can be detached and reattached, allowing the vehicle to transition between armored and unarmored states. This segmentation enables the vehicle to provide heavy armor protection when needed while maintaining the maneuverability of the underlying host vehicle in urban and diverse terrains.
Solution Approach 2:
The host vehicle is designed to serve multiple purposes: it can operate as a construction vehicle for humanitarian missions (clearing rubble, delivering supplies) and as an armored military vehicle when the armored shell is attached. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by allowing the same platform to adapt to different operational requirements without requiring separate vehicles for each function.
2Reliability
If specialized military vehicles are used for different mission types, then mission-specific effectiveness is improved, but overall versatility and cost-effectiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle configuration is made dynamic through the ability to attach and detach the armored shell assembly based on mission requirements. Construction vehicles can be quickly converted to armored military vehicles and back again, allowing a single platform to adapt to different mission types (humanitarian aid, combat, reconstruction) without requiring separate specialized vehicles for each function.
3Reliability
If permanent armored conversions are made to host vehicles, then military operational capability is improved, but cost and complexity increase due to irreversible modifications
Solution Approach 1:
The host vehicle is equipped with pre-installed mounting structures and connection points that enable the armored shell assembly to be attached and detached relatively quickly. The preliminary preparation of the host vehicle (mounting brackets, connection mechanisms) reduces the complexity and time required for conversion, allowing for rapid deployment to military operations without requiring permanent, complex modifications to the vehicle's original structure.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure provide an armored helmet assembly that is fully or completely assembled and quickly mounted onto a host vehicle to form a military vehicle. The armored helmet assembly provides protection, weapons, cameras, and other equipment for the driver. When desired, the armored helmet assembly in a completely assembled state is unlocked and removed from the host vehicle. The host vehicle is typically a construction vehicle and useful as such. In some embodiments, a weapons platform assembly is mounted on the armored helmet assembly. Other embodiments include one or more of an expandable battle shield, a front end container for storage of equipment or weapons, and a command surveillance module. In certain embodiments, in addition to the armored helmet assembly, a lower armored assembly in a completely assembled state is mounted onto a lower portion of the host vehicle.