System and Method for Vehicle Cab With Landmine Protection

Abstract

A system for providing a vehicle with landmine protection for occupants of a vehicle cab via controlled articulation of the vehicle cab in response to an under-vehicle explosive event includes a cab guide pin attached to the rear of the vehicle cab, and a vehicle frame having a sub-frame. The vehicle cab is mounted on the vehicle frame. The sub-frame includes a sub-assembly slot and the cab guide pin is disposed laterally at the first end in the sub-assembly slot. The sub-assembly slot has a substantially straight first section that is longitudinally positioned and having the first end of the sub-assembly slot, and a second arcuate section that extends vertically and forward from the first section opposite of the first end of the sub-assembly slot. When the vehicle is exposed to an under-vehicle explosive event, the vehicle cab articulates such that the cab guide pin travels forward through the first substantially straight section of the sub-assembly slot and in an arcuate path through the second arcuate section of the sub-assembly slot.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADD020377

Entities

People

  • Donald H. Kendall

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Assembly
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Explosives
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Land Mines
  • Monitoring
  • Security
  • Standards

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.