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Accession Number:
AD1013279
Title:
University of Minnesota Duluth Engineering Design Challenge (2014: U.S. Air Force Lift Kit)
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,30 Sep 2011,29 Sep 2014
Corporate Author:
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS United States
Report Date:
2015-03-23
Pagination or Media Count:
69.0
Abstract:
This report discusses the lifting mechanism designed by Bulldog Innovations for the United States Air Force design competition. The goal of the competition is to redesign a solution for rescuing personnel or equipment that may become trapped beneath an overturned vehicle weighing up to 45,000 lbs. The design will be judged on overall weight, size, lifting capacity, and ease of transporting. Many initial designs were considered including fire hose lift bags, hydraulic lifts, a scissor lift, a spring loaded pawl tri-pod, and a pulley lift system. These devices were proven to be undesirable due to many issues including weight, buckling under high impact forces, and cost. Due to the condensed timeline of this single semester project, Bulldog Innovations had to disprove ineffective solutions and confirm the optimal feasible design as soon as possible to complete the project on schedule.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
