Date of Award
2020
Degree Type
Capstone Project
Abstract
Our group was tasked by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), to design a system in which multiple small diameter payloads can be deployed from a larger diameter cylinder. These payloads consist of sonobuoys and other projectiles, which will be launched rapidly within the larger cylinder. NUWC wants to create a system that is able to have the capability to deploy multiple projectiles out of a single, un-altered torpedo tube.
After many concept ideas and prototyping using tools such as CAD, 3-D printing, and finite element analysis, as well as discussing with our contact at NUWC, a final prototype was decided. The final design is an 8 cylinder tube system in which a rotating locking mechanism keeps all the projectiles in their respective tubes.The projectiles of this system are self propelled, so a rotating locking mechanism was made from a 3-D printer, and programmed using an arduino microcontroller. This design keeps the projectiles in launch tubes until they are ready to deploy.
Recommended Citation
Camara, Seth; Kenyon, Harrison; and Vartanian, James, "Torpedo Gatling" (2020). Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Projects. Paper 86.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/mechanical-engineering-capstones/86
Comments
Sponsor: Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC)
NUWC Representative: Aaron Binek