Previous studies of nuclear weapons effects on icbm launch systems have been largely confined to considerations of surface or conventional silo basing. the deep base concept distinctly alters the shock pulse input to the launcher from that expected on conventional systems, allowing entirely new and… More

Compressible fluid suspensions are widely used within the military to protect weapons and electronic systems from weapons effect shock and vibration. the adaptation of this technology to wheeled and tracked military vehicles will provide significant improvement in both handling and ride. a second… More

Isolation systems are used on spacecraft to reduce structural loadings from shock and vibration during launch. The launch environment includes both step-like acceleration and random vibration as a combined input. This requires a cumbersome high displacement isolation system when conventional passive… More