Modular Ballistic Protection System for Watercraft Helidecks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing watercraft protection systems lack a modular, quickly deployable, and easily removable ballistic protection solution that can withstand various threat scenarios, particularly for areas like helidecks, without requiring significant technical effort or tools.
Innovation Solution
A modular ballistic protection system comprising support elements, plate elements, and rail elements with bayonet lock anchoring devices, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, and made from lightweight stainless steel and ceramic materials, enabling quick setup and storage, and capable of withstanding shock loads.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed ballistic shield is installed on the watercraft, then protection reliability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates because it cannot be removed or repositioned
Solution Approach 1:
The ballistic protection system is designed to be mobile rather than fixed, allowing it to be dynamically positioned and repositioned on the watercraft. The system can be quickly assembled at threatened locations and disassembled when no longer needed, transforming the static protection concept into a dynamic, adaptable solution that responds to changing threat scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The ballistic shield is divided into modular components including support elements, plate elements, and rail elements that can be independently assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows the protection system to be configured for different threat levels and locations, improving both adaptability and ease of deployment while maintaining protection reliability.
2Ease of operation
If a mobile ballistic shield is designed to be easily assembled and disassembled, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases due to modular components
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into standardized modular components (support elements, plate elements, rail elements) that can be independently handled and assembled. This segmentation, combined with simple connection mechanisms like the bayonet lock, reduces the technical skill required for assembly while managing complexity through standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components are designed to be assembled and disassembled by personnel without requiring major technical effort or specialized tools. The self-explanatory nature of the modular interfaces and the simplicity of connections enable crew members to service and deploy the system themselves, improving ease of operation despite the modular complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the ballistic protection system is made modular with multiple components, then adaptability is improved, but loss of time increases due to assembly and disassembly operations
Solution Approach 1:
The modular components are pre-configured and pre-positioned on the watercraft, ready for rapid deployment when threats are detected. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for complex on-site assembly procedures, reducing the time loss associated with modular assembly while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables dynamic response to threats through rapid assembly and disassembly. The modular design, combined with simple connection mechanisms, allows the protection system to be quickly deployed at threatened locations and just as quickly removed when threats cease, minimizing the time loss inherent in modular operations.
4Ease of operation
If support elements are made lightweight for easy handling, then ease of operation is improved, but strength deteriorates under shock loads
Solution Approach 1:
The support elements are constructed from composite materials or optimized metal alloys that provide high strength-to-weight ratio. This allows the components to be lightweight enough for easy handling by personnel while maintaining sufficient strength to withstand shock loads from explosions or ballistic impacts, resolving the contradiction between handling ease and structural strength.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a mobile device (10) for protection against firing, said mobile device (10) for protection against firing comprising at least one first supporting element (20) and one second supporting element (20), at least one first plate element (30), and at least one first rail element (40), where the at least first supporting element (20) and the second supporting element (20) can be arranged vertically, where the at least first plate element (30) can be arranged between the first supporting element (20) and the second supporting element (20), where the first rail element (40) can be arranged above the first supporting element (20), the second supporting element (20) and the first plate element (30), where the first supporting element (20) has a first recess (24) for receiving the first plate element (30), where the second supporting element (20) has a first recess (24) for receiving the first plate element (30), where the first supporting element (20) has a first anchoring device (50) on the lower side thereof, where the second supporting element (20) has a second anchoring device (50) on the lower side thereof, where the first supporting element (20) and the first rail element (40) can be non-positively interconnected, and where the second supporting element (20) and the first rail element (40) can be non-positively interconnected.