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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2012.36.11.1473

Development of Fracture-Type Protector for a Launching Reconnaissance Robot  

Kang, Bong-Soo (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Hannam Univ.)
Cho, Yoon-Ho (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Hannam Univ.)
Choi, Jeong-Nam (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Hannam Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.36, no.11, 2012 , pp. 1473-1478 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents the development of a fracture-type protector for carrying a reconnaissance robot to a remote target area. Instead of a conventional unlocking mechanism, a separation method based on the fracture of assembled parts was implemented in the proposed lightweight protector in order to improve the feasibility for a real battlefield. Simulations using the finite element model of the protector and the robot were performed to verify the fracture under the given loading conditions, and shock experiments using a drop table were performed to calculate shock transmittance through the protector to the robot. Several field tests for a 100-m flight proved that the proposed scenario (launching, flying, landing, and separation) was achieved successfully.
Keywords
Launch-Reconnaissance Robot; Fracture-Typed Protector; Shock Experiment; Finite-Element Modeling;
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