Container Roll-In/Out Platform (CROP) Ammunition Restraint

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OU03-DAC2
Container Roll-In/Out Platform (CROP)
Ammunition Restraint Enhancement for Effective
Transport Principal Investigator Dr. M. C.
Altan Research Assistants John Michael Byers and
Brad S. Williams School of Aerospace and
Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma
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Container Roll In/Out Platform (CROP)
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Loaded Container Roll In/Out Platform (CROP)
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Research Objectives

• Develop viable concepts of innovative ammunition
  (including missiles) restraint enhancements and
  reductions for single item and strategic
  configured loads (SCLs) on CROP.
• Assessment of different materials suitable for
  ammunition restraints such as lightweight metals,
  alloys, plastics, and polymeric composites.
• Comparative analysis of these materials with
  respect to currently used wood restraints in
  terms of properties, price, and ease of
  manufacturing.
• Assessment of optimum reusability, reduction of
  battle field clutter and reverse application
  towards ensuring troop-friendliness.
• Design and analyze a possible new system for the
  pallets on the CROP platform.
• Design an alternative way to prepare dunnage to
  stabilize the load from shifting during transport.

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• Jeco Plastic Products
• Material - Plastic
• Current Applications - Automotive containers
• - Food pallets and containers
• - Rolling pallets

• KTM Industries, Inc.
• Material - Biodegradable foams
• Current Applications - Single use shipping
  containers
• - In testing for use by Navy

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• Grate Pallet
• Material - Aluminum
• Current Applications - Rackable shipping
  containers
• - Wire frame shipping containers
• - No-tool assembly crates

• Sealed Air Corporation
• Materials - Polyethylene foams, Air
• Current Applications - Inflatable packaging
  systems
• - Moldable foam packaging
• - Loose fill packing
• - Void fill packing

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Pallet Components Before Assembly
Single Assembled Pallet
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Multi-Layer Modular Pallet Design