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| Full Text |  811 K |
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| Title | Demonstration of the smart crane ammunition transfer system |
| Creator/Author | Bradley, E.C. ; Killough, S.M. ; Rowe, J.C. [Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)] |
| Publication Date | 1996 May 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 234618; Legacy ID: DE96008673 |
| Report Number(s) | CONF-9606123--4 |
| DOE Contract Number | AC05-96OR22464 |
| Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE96008673 |
| Resource Type | Conference |
| Resource Relation | Conference: Robotics for challenging environments, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 1-6 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996] |
| Research Org | Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States); Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Dover, NJ (United States) |
| Sponsoring Org | Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States) |
| Subject | 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE ;42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; CRANES; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS; REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MISSILES; MATERIALS HANDLING; AMMUNITION; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; ROBOTS; REMOTE HANDLING |
| Description/Abstract | The purpose of the Smart Crane Ammunition Transfer System (SCATS) project is to demonstrate robotic/telerobotic controls technology for a mobile articulated crane for missile/munitions handling, delivery, and reload. Missile resupply and reload have been manually intensive operations up to this time. Currently, reload missiles are delivered by truck to the site of the launcher. A crew of four to five personnel reloads the missiles from the truck to the launcher using a hydraulic-powered crane. The missiles are handled carefully for the safety of the missiles and personnel. Numerous steps are required in the reload process and the entire reload operation can take over an hour for some missile systems. Recent US Army directives require the entire operation to be accomplished in a fraction of that time. Current development of SCATS is being based primarily on reloading Patriot missiles. This paper summarizes the current status of the SCATS project at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Additional information on project background and requirements has been described previously (Bradley, et al., 1995). |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: P; Size: 8 p. |
| Availability | OSTI as DE96008673 To purchase this media from NTIS, click here |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 04 |
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