Optimization of a Paint Production Process

Abstract

The project will be conducted for the U.S. Army TARDEC Survivability Group. The main objective of this project is to integrate a pixilated camouflage paint pattern into the production process for the Future Combat Systems (FCS). Currently, military systems are coated with a single color of Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) for the entire vehicle. However, when the previous generation of camouflage was applied, it was done by hand, using pattern templates only as a guide (which led to variation and overspray from color to color), and each color could be applied over the previous one(s). The new camouflage pattern requires that a minimal amount of paint be applied (i.e. different colors should not be coated over others). In addition, the paint process will be almost entirely robotic (with the exception a few minor details (i.e. touch ups)).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA499704

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  • Pamela Najjar

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  • Oakland University

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  • Autonomy

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  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Camouflage
  • Capital Investments
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Engineering
  • Gas Bearings
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Manufacturing
  • Money
  • Optimization
  • Production
  • Project Management
  • Systems Engineering

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  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.

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  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy