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Missile Launcher System: by Brijesh Singh SC E'
Missile Launcher System: by Brijesh Singh SC E'
Launcher System
By
Brijesh Singh
Sc ‘E’
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What is Launcher ?
* Launcher
rockets
• Combination of multi energy / multidisciplinary
systems
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REQUIREMENTS
MOBILITY Road, Rail, Air & Sea
ARMY
TYPE OF LAUNCH • Vertical, Inclined
NAVY
• Hot or Cold
AIR ENVIRONMENTAL
FORCE CONDITIONS Temp. range, Humidity
CAMOUFLAGE
Color Scheme, EMI/EMC
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DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
• Qualitative Requirement
• Feasibility Study
• Conceptual Design
• Selection of Platform
• Space Management & Layout Design
• Engg. Design of Structural & Mechanical systems
• Design by Analysis
• Optimisation of Design
• Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QAQC)
• Design Verification and Validation
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DESIGN OF LAUNCHER
etc. of missile
• Requirements of other auxiliary systems essential for launch
• Location of the interface pads on the missile
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DESIGN OF LAUNCHER
IMPORTANT DEPLOYMENT FACTORS
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MATERIAL SELECTION
• Strength & Stiffness based design
• Environment Corrosion resistance Requirement
• Manufacturability
• Availability of Thicknesses and Sections
• Bimetallic Corrosion
• Lead Time
• Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ)
• Weight & Life
• Cost
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MECHANISMS
• Articulation, Integration
• Slewing, Tracking
Torsion Bar
Hydraulics
Pneumatics
Electro-Mechanical
Manual override
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VARIOUS SYSTEMS
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POWER SOURCES
• Mobile/static
• Onboard power source with remote
operation
• Gas turbine based power unit
• Power on move
• Silent operations
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DESIGN & ANALYSIS OF LAUNCH PLATFORM STRUCTURE
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ANALYSIS
Static & Dynamic
60000.00
Dynamic Variation of Launcher Loads
50000.00 Axial Load on con rod
Loads (N)
on EL
20000.00
Bearing
• Model solution for variable inputs such as Axial Load on Ball screw
10000.00 Actuator
Inertia, Mass Unbalance, Orientation Angles, Thrust Load on EL Bearing
Wind velocity, Ground Inclination etc 0.00
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
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ANALYSIS
Response Analysis
5 0 00 0
4 5 00 0
4 0 00 0
3 5 00 0
3 0 00 0
2 5 00 0
2 0 00 0
1 5 000
1 0 000
5 00 0
0
0 0. 1 0. 2 0.3 0.4 0. 5 0.6 0. 7 0. 8 0. 9 1
Time ( s e c )
Disp. Due to self wt. Vehicle mass Disp., Vel. And Vehicle nodes
+ vehicle Stiffness Acceleration at the and elements
considered instant of lift-off deleted
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DESIGN VERIFICATION & VALIDATION
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MECHANISMS EVOLUTION
FSSA MECHANISM RUGGEDISATION
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MECHANISMS EVOLUTION
M ISS ILE TR AN S PO R T ATIO N C U M IN TEG R ATIO N SU PPO R T
M EC H AN ISM EVO LU TIO N
ST AT IC LA U N C H ER + AC T RO AD M O BILE LAUN CH E R (A1)
D A YS
PIC K U P M O D E
<15 M IN
•Launcher M issile engagem ent very cum bersom e •C om pact hydrau lic system
•Sim ple screw jacks •Size & w t. redu ced b y half
•Trailer fram e on jacks for long m ovem ent •Partial autom ation achieved.
•D eflection of supports •Supports on tilt beam
•A ll m ovem ents w ere m anual
M EC H A NIS ED A CT
R AIL M O BILE LAU NC HE R (T CT )
<1 H R
<5 H R S
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MECHANISMS EVOLUTION
20 MIN 3 TO 5 MIN
• Tilting – single stage
• Cylinder - 1
• No Critical wagon machining
• Simplified Hydraulics
• No Space restriction
• Electro mechanically operated Ball
screw mechanism
15 MIN
5 MIN
• Tilting - Three stage
• Hydraulic cylinder -- 4 long • Tilting - Two stage
cylinder • Cylinder – 3 Nos.
• Critical wagon bed machining • No critical wagon machining
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