Rotating Launcher Cover With Triplet Openings for Precise Rocket Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current rocket launcher protection systems face challenges in precisely aligning and maintaining alignment of the protection cover with the rocket to be launched, leading to potential interference and increased weight and maintenance costs due to the need for supplementary safety systems.
Innovation Solution
A protection device with a cover featuring a triplet of openings in angularly equidistant positions, allowing alignment with either triplet of rocket housings through a single rotation, and incorporating safety portions made of composite material for risk-free operation, along with an electronic control unit, motor, and manual release mechanism for simplified operation and alignment verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single opening protection cover is used that rotates to align with each rocket housing, then the cover can protect all rocket positions, but the alignment precision deteriorates due to vibrations and involuntary rotations
Solution Approach 1:
The protection cover is divided into multiple identical openings (at least two openings) instead of a single opening. Each opening is positioned to align with a specific rocket housing, allowing simultaneous protection of multiple rocket positions without requiring rotation, thereby eliminating alignment precision issues caused by vibrations.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover design transitions from a static multi-position rotation system to a static multi-opening configuration where all openings are permanently positioned to align with their respective rocket housings, eliminating the dynamic rotation element that causes alignment errors.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single opening protection cover is rotated to align with different rocket positions, then all rockets can be protected, but the device complexity increases due to rotation mechanisms and alignment systems
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is segmented with multiple identical openings positioned at different angular locations, eliminating the need for a single opening to rotate between positions. This segmentation approach simplifies the mechanism by removing rotation components while maintaining multi-position protection capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of having one opening move to different positions through rotation, the solution inverts the approach by having multiple openings remain stationary at different positions, thereby protecting all rocket housings simultaneously without rotation mechanisms.
3Reliability
If supplementary safety systems are added to ensure precise alignment, then the reliability improves, but the weight and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The protection system is segmented into multiple independent opening-rocket housing pairs, where each opening is permanently aligned with its corresponding housing. This eliminates the need for supplementary safety systems, reducing weight while maintaining or improving reliability through the inherent alignment design.
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AI summary
A protection device for a rocket launcher includes a cover with a triplet of openings arranged in angularly equidistant positions so as to allow a passage of the rockets housed in two alternating triplets of rocket housings. An actuation means is designed to rotate the cover between a first position in which the triplet of openings is aligned with the first triplet of openings and a second position in which the triplet of openings is aligned with the second triplet of housings.