Feasibility Study on the Design of Reinforced Plastic Components for the LVTP (7) Vehicle Shafts

Abstract

This document pertains to a feasibility study in the design and manufacture of a composite drive shaft and propeller shaft for the LVTP (7) amphibious vehicle. The report shaft contains an analysis of the present steel shaft design and the two design approaches to a composite drive shaft. The first is a two piece drive shaft; the second is a combined single drive shaft eliminating several other parts. The design section includes the design of a joint to interface between the steel couplings and the composite shaft. The second part of this study is a manufacturing analysis of the production of 2,000 shafts for the actual retrofitting of the vehicle. It includes individual sections on fabrication, machining, and assembly of the proposed composite drive shaft. Originator supplied keywords include: Filament wound construction; Tracked vehicles; Epoxy resins; Fiberglass; Graphite.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA161024

Entities

People

  • Brian Spencer
  • David Shy
  • Jim Mcgee

Organizations

  • Brunswick Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineers
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Fabrication
  • Laminates
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Resins

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Software Engineering