Advanced Materials and Devices, Inc. teamed with the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Program, SP-22 Launcher Branch, for more than two years to develop a next-generation payload lateral support system (LSS) for vertical underwater launched weapons systems, such as the Ohio Class SSGN configuration. The primary objective of the project was to give the Navy the ability to maximize their payload capacity and reduce the time and cost associated with installation and removal. This paper presents the development of a smart material system that increases the capacity to protect payload canisters from underwater shock and vibration events, increases the available volume within a fixed launch tube, and reduces installation and removal times via remote operation. Scaled and full-scale systems with integrated smart material damping capabilities were designed and validated in a laboratory environment, producing a system with a controllable damping force range of 5-20 kips and an actuation force of 20 kips.
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机译：Advanced Materials and Devices，Inc.与美国海军战略系统计划SP-22发射器部门合作了两年多的时间，开发了用于垂直水下发射武器系统的下一代有效载荷侧向支撑系统（LSS），例如俄亥俄Class SSGN配置。该项目的主要目标是使海军有能力最大化其有效载荷能力，并减少与安装和拆卸相关的时间和成本。本文介绍了智能材料系统的开发，该系统可增强保护有效载荷罐免受水下冲击和振动的能力，增加固定发射管中的可用体积，并通过远程操作减少安装和拆卸时间。在实验室环境中设计并验证了具有集成式智能材料阻尼功能的比例尺和全尺寸系统，从而生产出一种系统，其阻尼力范围为5-20 kips，驱动力为20 kips。
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