Combat Vehicle Weight Reduction by Materials Substitution
Title | Combat Vehicle Weight Reduction by Materials Substitution PDF eBook |
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 65 |
Release | 2018-11-12 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0309445264 |
Vehicle weight reduction is an effective strategy for reducing fuel consumption in civilian vehicles. For combat vehicles, it presents not only an important opportunity to reduce fuel use and associated logistics, but also important advantages in transport and mobility on the battlefield. Although there have been numerous efforts in the past to reduce the overall weight of combat vehicles, combat vehicle weight has continued to increase over time due to new threats and missions. On December 8 and 9, 2014, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop to explore opportunities in lightweight materials for armored vehicles. This was the ninth workshop in an ongoing series for the U.S. military on materials and manufacturing issues. The workshop discussed future advances in weight reduction by materials substitution for vehicles, including such topics as armor, structure, automotive parts, and armaments. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
21st Century Paradigm Change in Performance and Design Metrics
Title | 21st Century Paradigm Change in Performance and Design Metrics PDF eBook |
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 89 |
Release | 2019-08-15 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0309475643 |
In September 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a two-day workshop on evolving paradigms for design and manufacturing. Participants discussed ways to lower costs and shorten production time in defense systems while bringing materials and manufacturing alternatives into the tradespace. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Reducing the Logistics Burden for the Army After Next
Title | Reducing the Logistics Burden for the Army After Next PDF eBook |
Author | Committee to Perform a Technology Assessment Focused on Logistics Support Requirements for Future Army Combat Systems |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 1999-04-05 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0309539021 |
This study assesses the potential of new technology to reduce logistics support requirements for future Army combat systems. It describes and recommends areas of research and technology development in which the Army should invest now to field systems that will reduce logistics burdens and provide desired capabilities for an ''Army After Next (AAN) battle force" in 2025.
Processing and fabrication of advanced materials, XVII: Volume One
Title | Processing and fabrication of advanced materials, XVII: Volume One PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | I. K. International Pvt Ltd |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Ceramic materials |
ISBN | 8190777009 |
Papers presented at the Seventeenth International Symposium on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Material XVII, held at New Delhi during 15-17 December 2008.
GM X Body Material Substitution Weight Reduction/cost Effectiveness Study
Title | GM X Body Material Substitution Weight Reduction/cost Effectiveness Study PDF eBook |
Author | H. M. Siegel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Automobiles |
ISBN |
The Five-year Outlook: Source materials
Title | The Five-year Outlook: Source materials PDF eBook |
Author | National Science Foundation (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 692 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Government publications |
ISBN |
The Army's Future Combat Systems Program and Alternatives
Title | The Army's Future Combat Systems Program and Alternatives PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Government Printing Office |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
In today's environment of rapidly evolving conflicts, the Army's goal is to have units that have the combat power of heavy units but that can be transported anywhere in the world in a matter of days. To address concerns about the armored vehicle fleet's aging and the difficulties involved in transporting it as well as to equip the Army more suitably to conduct operations overseas on short notice using forces based in the United States the service created the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program in 2000. A major modernization effort, the program is designed in part to develop and purchase vehicles to replace those now in the heavy forces; the new vehicles would be much lighter, thereby easing the deployment of units equipped with them. In the analysis presented in this report, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) examined the current status of the Army's fleet of armored vehicles and assessed the speed of deployment of the service's heavy forces. It also evaluated the FCS program, considering the program's costs as well as its advantages and disadvantages and comparing it with several alternative plans for modernizing the Army's heavy forces.