The U.S. Marine Corps Marine Family of Fighting Vehicles (MEFFV) program is focused on developing a fighting vehicle that is survivable and lethal on the battlefield of 2020 and beyond. One vehicle variant seeks to exploit synergies between electric mobility and electric armament systems by employing a hybrid electric mobility propulsion system and an electric gun for an all Electric MEFFV. The objective of this project was to determine the feasibility, benefits, and technical challenges associated with the E-MEFFV. A point design approach was used to accomplish the program objective. This entailed developing an array of options for some major vehicle subsystems. It also entailed accepting results of other relevant studies (e.g., results of the Army Electric Gun Program) and developing an array of options for principle performance specifications (e.g., lethality requirements, silent watch requirements, or vehicle speed). Various combinations of component and performance options were evaluated in order to identify a small subset of viable components worthy of more detailed investigation. Investigations evolved through increasingly more detailed performance simulation, packaging studies, and vehicle configuration studies as the subset of viable components became smaller. The process resulted in a concept design that includes vehicle configuration, weight estimates, and performance simulations, top-level design specifications, and a technology development road map to enable realization of the E-MEFFV.
Research Study Towards a MEFFV Electric Armament System
2004
205 pages
Report
No indication
English
Quality Control & Reliability , Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Combat Vehicles , Production engineering , Combat vehicles , Tanks(Combat vehicles) , Electric guns , Velocity , Mobility , Combat readiness , Performance(Engineering) , Military vehicles , Viability , Electric power , Lethality , Marine corps equipment , Electrical equipment , High power converters , Hybrid electric vehicles , Pulsed alternators , Railguns , Wound composite materials
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