Modular Panel Barrier Frames for Portable Blast Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional protective structures for personnel and assets, especially in military and emergency response scenarios, are often bulky, expensive, and require heavy equipment, limiting their effectiveness and portability, particularly in scenarios like war zones or natural disasters.
Innovation Solution
A transportable modular configuration using box-shaped platform modules with adjustable bases, z-bars, and tensioning systems to securely mount panels, providing a lightweight, man-portable, and easily deployable barrier system that can be stacked and connected for large-area protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional protective structures (large bulky concrete structures or earthen embankments) are used, then protection effectiveness is improved, but portability and ease of installation deteriorate due to requiring heavy equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The protective structure is divided into modular panels that can be individually transported and assembled. Each panel is a self-contained protective unit with standardized dimensions and mounting features, allowing the system to be broken down into manageable sections for manual handling and reconfigured into various protective configurations as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The design transitions from traditional two-dimensional earth embankments to a three-dimensional modular panel system. The panels utilize vertical stacking and interlocking mechanisms to create protective barriers that achieve the required protection level with reduced material volume and improved portability through dimensional optimization.
2Reliability
If conventional protective structures are used, then protection effectiveness is improved, but cost increases due to heavy equipment requirements and material expenses
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs panels made from cost-effective materials such as concrete, metal, or composite structures that provide adequate protection for temporary or semi-permanent deployments. These panels can be manufactured at lower cost compared to traditional concrete structures, and while they may have limited service life in harsh environments, they offer economical protection for the intended application duration.
Solution Approach 2:
The design optimizes panel dimensions, material specifications, and thickness parameters to achieve the minimum required protection level at reduced cost. By carefully selecting material properties and structural parameters, the system maintains effective blast and fragmentation protection while minimizing material consumption and manufacturing expenses.
3Ease of operation
If modular panel systems are used for portability, then ease of installation is improved, but structural strength may deteriorate compared to monolithic structures
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple panels are combined through interlocking mechanisms and mounting systems that create a unified structural assembly. The connection details incorporate reinforcement elements, overlapping joints, and securing features that ensure the assembled structure achieves comparable strength to monolithic structures while maintaining the advantages of modular construction and ease of installation.
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AI summary
A configuration, all components of which are man portable in some embodiments, for holding panels to protect assets against external force and impacts from airborne projectiles. An open box-like stackable frame module holds panels along a side of the frame. Multiple frames are connected to construct a protective barrier, such as a wall. Frames include provisions for connection in a vertical configuration so as to allow stacking of the frames to increase the height of the barrier. A method of installing is also provided.