Transportable Vehicle Enclosure Modules for Rapid Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle enclosures are not practical for spraying and baking large structures or vehicles like trains, as they require extensive infrastructure and are not easily deployable to different sites.
Innovation Solution
A transportable module that forms part of a vehicle enclosure, featuring a deployable housing with an air handling unit, stackable and pivotable side and roof portions, and actuators for rapid deployment, allowing for efficient and compact transportation and expansion to shield larger vehicles from environmental conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a single module housing both air handling unit and vehicle receiving portion is used, then the enclosure is compact and easy to transport, but it cannot accommodate large structures or vehicles such as trains
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure is divided into multiple separate modules: a first module containing the air handling unit and a second module containing the vehicle receiving portion. This segmentation allows each module to be compact for transport while enabling the combined structure to accommodate large vehicles like trains when deployed together.
2Adaptability or versatility
If extensive infrastructure such as vehicle hangers with multiple spraying and baking stations is provided, then large structures can be handled, but the setup is not rapidly deployable and is not practical for mobile operations
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure modules are designed to be dynamically deployable and relocatable. The first and second modules can be rapidly assembled on-site to form the complete enclosure for handling large structures, and the entire system can be quickly dismantled and moved to different locations, providing both the capability to handle large vehicles and rapid deployability.
3Volume of moving object
If the side wall portion is made stackable and pivotable to increase enclosure volume, then larger vehicles can be accommodated, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The side wall portion is designed to stack above the housing in a nested configuration during transport, with the pivotable sections folded against the main housing. When deployed, these sections pivot outward to extend the enclosure volume. This nesting approach increases the achievable volume for receiving large vehicles while keeping the transported structure compact and manageable.
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
Enables rapid and efficient deployment of a vehicle enclosure capable of handling larger structures, reducing downtime for maintenance and allowing for safe, high-quality spraying and baking operations in various settings without extensive infrastructure.
Implementation Method 1
the air handling unit being configured to heat and/or cool air in order to provide heated or cooled air to the vicinity of said vehicle
Implementation Method 2
the air handling unit being configured to heat and/or cool air in order to provide heated or cooled air to the vicinity of said vehicle
Implementation Method 3
an extraction duct for removing air from said additional housing and for filtering said removed air prior to disposing of it into the surrounding environment
Data Source
AI summary
A transportable module which when deployed forms at least part of a vehicle enclosure, the transportable module includes a first housing which houses at least part of an air handling unit, the housing including a rigid side wall or a rigid roof portion which is extendible to form at least part of an additional housing adjacent to the air handling unit; the additional housing being suitable for housing and fully enclosing a vehicle; whereby spraying and baking operations may be carried out within the additional housing whilst the vehicle is shielded from the surrounding environmental conditions; the air handling unit being configured to heat and/or cool air in order to provide heated or cooled air to the vicinity of the vehicle; and an extraction duct for removing air from the additional housing and for filtering the removed air prior to disposing of it into the surrounding environment.