Vehicle Stabilization via Non-Gaseous Mass Ejection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Armored vehicles face significant trauma and instability due to explosions, which can cause rapid upward acceleration and damage, especially when explosions occur underneath or beside them, leading to potential injury to occupants and structural damage.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle stabilization system that includes detectors to sense explosions, a control system to rapidly eject non-gaseous masses using exploding detonators or pressurized gas, and force channeling and distributing mechanisms to apply a groundwards force, stabilizing the vehicle and mitigating damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If armor is added to protect against explosions, then protection capability is improved, but vehicle weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizing system is pre-installed on the vehicle with detonators, non-gaseous masses, and sensors in place before an explosion occurs. Upon detection of an explosion, the system immediately activates to eject masses and generate counter-forces, preventing the vehicle from being thrown without requiring heavy armor plating.
2Speed
If rapid ejection of non-gaseous mass is implemented, then vehicle stabilization speed is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the explosion's own energy to trigger stabilization. Sensors detect the explosion and automatically activate detonators that eject non-gaseous masses, creating counter-forces without requiring external power sources or complex control systems. The system serves itself by using the harmful explosion energy to activate the stabilization mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts only the essential stabilization function from complex active protection systems. By using simple detonators to eject non-gaseous masses rather than complex rocket motors or hydraulic systems, the patent achieves rapid stabilization with minimal system complexity.
3Stability of the object's composition
If force channeling means is added to direct force to the base, then stabilization effectiveness is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies counter-forces through the vehicle base that oppose the explosive force. By channeling the force from ejected masses through the base structure, the system creates stabilizing counterweights that prevent the vehicle from being thrown without requiring complex active control mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively reduces upward acceleration and stabilizes the vehicle, minimizing trauma to occupants and maintaining the vehicle's integrity by applying a controlled groundwards force in response to explosions, thereby preventing or limiting injury and maintaining the vehicle's operational condition.
Implementation Method 1
The vehicle stabilizing means may comprise at least one exploding detonator for causing at least one non-gaseous mass to be ejected. The at least one exploding detonator may comprise at least one explosive which is arranged to cause at least one other explosive, external to the at least one exploding detonator, to detonate in order to eject at least one non-gaseous mass.
Implementation Method 2
The vehicle stabilizing means may comprise at least one chamber containing pressurized gas. The at least one exploding detonator may be arranged to break at least one wall of the at least one chamber to eject at least one non-gaseous mass.
Implementation Method 3
The vehicle stabilizing means may comprise at least one chamber containing inflammable gas. The vehicle stabilizing means may be arranged to ignite the inflammable gas, in response to input from the control means, to eject at least one non-gaseous mass.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle, apparatus, method and computer program are provided. The vehicle comprises: vehicle stabilizing means for ejecting at least one non-gaseous mass; means for detecting an explosion local to the vehicle; and control means for controlling, in response to detection of an explosion local to the vehicle, the vehicle stabilizing means to eject at least one non-gaseous mass in order to apply a force to the vehicle and stabilize the vehicle in response to the explosion.