DUKW 21 - Amphibious Cargo Transfer from Ship to Shore; Final rept. 21 May-10 Aug 2007

摘要

Amphibious vehicles have long been recognized as important logistic tools for the armed forces. The ability to provide a single vehicle supply line over land and water make them the most direct, adaptable, and cost effective method for re-supply operations. Historically, amphibious vehicles were optimized for either traversing aquatic or terrestrial environments leading to vehicles that lacked all-round performance and were often unreliable and thus less effective tools for the military. Using modern technology, the DUKW 21 design team's object was to develop a viable amphibious transport vehicle that was as much at home in the water as on land. The DUKW 21 project design delivers a new amphibious transport vehicle concept capable of delivering a 20- foot fully loaded ISO container from a position 5 nm at sea to a point 5 nm in land at a minimum cruising speed of 15 knots. It also has the ability to do this autonomously by incorporating an array of sensor and guidance systems leading to lower manning levels. After initial stability, resistance, and mechanical system analysis, it was determined the DUKW 21 is a feasible design. The DUKW 21 has the ability to meet the main design requirements with currently available technology and do so with minimal subsystems and complexity.