Collision Protection for the Arctic Surface-Effect Vehicle

Collision protection is studied for the Advanced Research Projects Agency, concerning the proposed Arctic surface-effect vehicle (ASEV). The approach to collision protection is presented, and various energy absorbing concepts are investigated and evaluated for their possible use in protecting the AS...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilbert, William E
Other Authors: DAVID W TAYLOR NAVAL SHIP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER BETHESDA MD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1973
Subjects:
Surface Effect Vehicles & Amphibious Vehicles
Safety Engineering
*ARCTIC REGIONS
*GROUND EFFECT MACHINES
ICE
IMPACT
PROTECTION
SAFETY
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
SHOCK ABSORBERS
TERRAIN
TRANSPORTATION
AIR BAGS
*ARCTIC SURFACE EFFECT VEHICLES
ASEV(ARCTIC SURFACE EFFECT VEHICLES)
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0758359
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0758359
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Summary:Collision protection is studied for the Advanced Research Projects Agency, concerning the proposed Arctic surface-effect vehicle (ASEV). The approach to collision protection is presented, and various energy absorbing concepts are investigated and evaluated for their possible use in protecting the ASEV in ice-obstacle impacts. Schemes being investigated are the air bag, foam- core sandwich panels, energy-absorbing steering columns, inverting and torsional tubes, fluid dispersal shock absorbers, and tubes which buckle intextensionally in axial compression.

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