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AUTOMATED AMMUNITION LOADING OF COMBAT VEHICLES

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 80
Amount: $341,406.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
5900 S. US 177 Route 4 Box 90A1
Stillwater, OK 74074
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 Brent Coppock
Phone: (405) 377-5406
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

THE APPLICATION OF LOAD-SENSING HYDRAULICS IN AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM DESIGNED AS A TANK AMMUITION HANDLER IS PROPOSED. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPONENTS LEND THEMSELVES TO EFFICIENT MATERIAL HANDLING APPLICATIONS AND HAVE BEEN PROVEN IN DESIGNS USING A MICROPROCESSOR CONTROL. A COMPUTER SIMULATION OF A LOAD-SENSING HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT WILL PERMIT TAILORING OF THE COMPONENTS BEFORE A HARDWARE COMMITMENT IS MADE A ROBOTIC DESIGN USING LOAD-SENSING ACTUATORS PROMISES AN EFFICIENT, RELIABLE APPROACH.

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