EP1319918B1 - Vehicle for detecting NBC threats - Google Patents

Abstract

The machine has a mission module volume divided in two, preferably transversely, by an ABC sealed bulkhead. A deployable self-propelled remotely-controlled mission-specific daughter vehicle in the rear section has a specimen gathering arm that places specimens in an analysis chamber on the bulkhead for handling and analysis from the other side by an operator protected against direct contact. <??>The machine (1) has a wheel or chain chassis and a drive for propulsion as well as a vehicle structure for accommodating and installation of all components for the operation of the vehicle and a specific fitting of a module for a mission vehicle and a self-propelled remote-controlled mission-specific daughter vehicle (9-111). A mission module volume (2a) in the vehicle is divided in two, preferably transversely, by an Armored Atomic, Biological and Chemical or ABC sealed bulkhead (3). The daughter vehicle in the rear section has a specimen gathering arm (10,11) that places specimens in an analysis chamber (4) on the bulkhead for handling and analysis from the other side by an operator (12) protected against direct contact.

Description

The invention relates to an armored vehicle, which is composed of the usual parts such as drive motor, gearboxes, wheelsets or track drive, a crew room and a housing that houses all inputs and attachments. In a rifle fighting vehicle, for example, transported by the vehicle several soldiers who can quickly get out or sit on a tailgate. In another type of vehicle, the armored transport vehicle, abbreviated GTK, the vehicle is divided into modules and housed a so-called mission module replaceable on the chassis or drive module. Various armaments and equipment can then be carried alternately as a module interchangeably on the vehicle.

In the prior art, various proposals have been made for the construction of modular vehicles and armored transport vehicles.

In DE 4219688 a luftverlastbares armored vehicle is constructed from a chassis and arranged thereon a plurality of housing parts, wherein a housing part consists of a chassis-fixed lower part and a movable upper part, which can be inserted vertically in air transport to reduce the vehicle volume.

In DE 19502036 a tracked vehicle is quickly and cost-effectively adapted to different application requirements, in which the tub construction is modular and consists of at least two modules.

In DE 19619865 a convertible military wheeled vehicle is shown with separable modules, which consists of a basic housing for receiving the vehicle components and can be converted from a diesel-mechanical to a diesel-electric drive with advantages for the overall height and design of the vehicle.

From DE 19927656A1 an armored transport vehicle is known, which is equipped with an unmanned fuselage tower including gun carriage and on-board machine weapon as armament, which is remotely controlled by the crew from the vehicle interior.

The company brochure "Mobile ABC reconnaissance systems - vehicles and technical equipment" of Rheinmetall Landsysteme discloses a military transport tank FUCHS ABC and BIO-Spürfuchs as well as a civilian vehicle ABC-Erkunder, which contains all facilities and equipment for a mobile atomic, biological, chemical ( ABC) carry and provide on-site agent detection. The vehicle crew collects environmental samples from the soil surface or water points manually and analyzes them for potential hazards in the vehicle.

The disadvantages of the known solutions are that the vehicle crew must manually and partially absorb the samples with a rubber glove through a vehicle window at the rear. This collection is only possible in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle, unless the crew is at risk and gets out of the vehicle. Due to the rubber glove, the crew is at risk of fire.

The object of the invention is to present a tracking vehicle on the basis of GTK vehicle, which has an improved functionality and meets all GTK family requirements with the following features.

The carrier vehicle should be subdivided into driving module and mission module like the other GTK vehicles.

A subsidiary vehicle detection nose should be like in the already known manipulator vehicle EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) in and out of the parent or base vehicle can move in and out.

A ballistic protection should be available for the transported subsidiary vehicle.

A separated from the crew compartment and ABC-dense cargo space to accommodate the daughter vehicle in the parent vehicle.

The subsidiary vehicle should be in a receptacle in the base vehicle to avoid damage by e.g. Avoid driving loads and make cleaning easier.

In addition, a sample recording even in unsafe terrain, for example, when mining, be possible. Unlimited ballistic and NBC protection for the crew shall be provided for all activities of the vehicle without exception. The evaluation of the samples should be carried out in the analysis chamber directly on site in order not to lose time for the initiation of countermeasures.

The other conditions are considered to be the target, that because of the radar signature and because of the protective structure a smooth outer wall with little breakthroughs is sought and the vehicle has no differences to silhouette and geometry of the other family vehicles.

This object is achieved by the features of claim 1. Further features emerge from the subclaims.

According to the invention, instead of the mission module (2), a module ABC detection consisting of the mounting part (2a) and its internals is arranged on a known vehicle module (1).

In body part (2a), all internals that are specific to the ABC tracking vehicle are installed. The vehicle interior (5), which may be part of the base vehicle (1) or of the additionally applied module (2a), is separated from the subsidiary vehicle compartment (7) by means of a sealed wall (3). The daughter-tracking vehicle is lashed and stored in the room (7) ready to drive. In an analysis chamber (4), into which the subsidiary vehicle (9) deposits samples (11) taken from the base vehicle after an exit, the operator has access to the samples via ABC-tight manipulators and can carry out various analyzes in the vehicle.

The advantages of the invention are that the sample collector is housed as a subsidiary vehicle (9) ballistically protected in the carrier vehicle in a separate shelter. The crew receive the samples collected by the subsidiary vehicle, delivered directly to an analysis chamber, and are exempt from picking up samples from the vicinity of the base vehicle in any way, directly and manually and without armor protection for the known rubber hand. The small subsidiary vehicle is also able to collect samples where the base vehicle does not allow it to collect due to its size. A tailgate, which is also designed as a ramp (8) down to the ground, the subsidiary vehicle can leave the base vehicle and retract again. By means of docking connection in the carrier vehicle, the subsidiary vehicle can be connected in the retracted state to the vehicle electrical system of the carrier vehicle and be supplied with data and charging energy. The subsidiary vehicle can also extend for further purposes, for example, remote-controlled exploration with appropriate sensor equipment from the carrier, fulfill a mission and retract again. The ABC-tracking vehicle is not changed in its structure and silhouette while driving compared to the other vehicle variants of the GTK family.

• Figur 1: eine Seitenansicht eines bekannten Basis-Fahrzeuges
• Figur 2: eine Seitenansicht und Schnitt eines Spürfahrzeuges mit einem ein- und ausgefahrenen Tochterfahrzeug

Embodiments of the invention are shown schematically in the drawings and will be described in more detail below. Show it:

• Figure 1: a side view of a known base vehicle
• Figure 2: a side view and section of a tracking vehicle with a retracted and extended subsidiary vehicle

Figure 1 shows a known base vehicle or driving module 1 with a wheeled chassis and the mission module 2 mounted at the top. The mission module contains specific equipment for a task or mission and it is removable, interchangeably mounted so that mission vehicles can be used to equip specific vehicles, all of them own an identical base vehicle.

Figure 2 shows a base vehicle 1, in which the mission module 2 is removed, instead of a module 2a is arranged. An ABC-tight partition 3 is installed between the room parts 5 and 7 of the module 2a. In the room part 7, the subsidiary vehicle 9 is housed. A tailgate 8 closes the functional space 7. The subsidiary vehicle 9 carries a gripping arm 10 with which samples 11 can be picked up from the ground. In an analysis compartment space 4, which, like the subsidiary vehicle compartment, is ABC-tightly sealed off from the crew compartment 5, the crew 12 can manipulate the samples 11 by means of manipulator arms 6 and analyze them in the vehicle. The samples are stored by the subsidiary vehicle 9 in the analysis room 4.

A closed, ballistic and ABC-protected vehicle 1 used for the ABC detection transports a remote-controlled subsidiary vehicle 9 under full protection in a sealed space 7. This function space 7 is from the vehicle interior 5 by means of an ABC-tight bulkhead 3, occasionally with a sealed door, separated. The subsidiary vehicle 9 can with the tailgate open, which also serves as a ramp 8, extend from the room 7 and retract and soil samples from the environment of the base vehicle. These samples can be examined in the base vehicle in the analysis room 4 by the vehicle crew 12 under full protection.
The transport space 7 for the subsidiary vehicle 9 is designed with its surface and installation so that a cleaning with liquid cleaning agents after contamination of the room is easy and possible by means of spraying. Because of the separated transport space 7 and the resumption of a contaminated subsidiary vehicle is initially possible without danger to the vehicle crew, and then later to decontaminate.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Vehicle module / base vehicle

2

mission module

2a

body part

3

wall

4

analysis chamber

5

Vehicle interior / crew room

6

manipulator

7

Daughter vehicle room / working space

8th

Ramp / tailgate

9

daughter vehicle

10

claw arm

11

rehearse

12

crew

Claims (8)

1. Armoured transport vehicle having a daughter vehicle, which transport vehicle (1) (having wheel or track running gear and having a propulsion system for movement, as well as having a vehicle structure for holding and installation of all the components for operation of the vehicle including a vehicle crew and a rear hatch at the rear of the vehicle, and having specific equipment as a module (2) with a mission module area (2a) (which is split in two preferably transversely with respect to the direction of travel) is split into two area parts (5, 7) by means of NBC-proof partition wall (3) between the area parts, with the self-propelled, remotely-controlled daughter vehicle (9) also being carried in one of the area parts (7) in the transport vehicle as mission-specific equipment, with the daughter vehicle having a sampling arm (10, 11) which places the samples from one side in an analysis chamber (4) which is fitted to the partition wall (3), and a crew member (12) can handle and analyse the samples from the other side by means of protective gloves (6) and protected against direct contact.
2. Vehicle according to Claim 1,
   characterized
   in that the area part (7) which is separated from the rest of the vehicle (1, 5) and has the daughter vehicle (9) is designed to be NBC-safe and NBC-proof and, overall, the vehicle (1) is likewise designed to be NBC-safe, and an NBC-proof door is installed in the partition wall (3).
3. Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 or 2,
   characterized
   in that the daughter vehicle (9) is supplied with charging current and data via a docking coupling between the vehicle (1) and the daughter vehicle (9) when in the driven-in position.
4. Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 3,
   characterized
   in that the daughter vehicle (9) is fixed and lashed in the drive-in position, by means of the closed rear hatch (8), and possibly further fittings in a lashed position for driving operation of the vehicle (1), as a secondary function of the rear hatch.
5. Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 4,
   characterized
   in that the analysis chamber (4) is connected to the partition wall (3) and is separated from the crew area (5) in an NBC-safe and NBC-proof manner.
6. Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 5,
   characterized
   in that the operator (12) can work in the analysis chamber (4), and can analyse samples (11) there, by means of NBC-proof protective gloves or manipulator arms and grippers.
7. Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 6,
   characterized
   in that the daughter vehicle (9) is equipped with a sampling arm (10) and a sample container (11), in order to hold liquid or solid environmental samples and to move these samples into the analysis chamber (4) of the tracing vehicle (1).
8. Vehicle according to one of Claims 1 to 7,
   characterized
   in that the area part (5) is connected to the vehicle module (1) by means of a door through which people can pass and which is installed in the module (5, 2a), and this door can be closed in an NBC-proof manner, so that, in the event of the operator area (5) also becoming contaminated, contrary to the specifications and in an extraordinary manner, the entire module (2a) can be closed off from the vehicle module (1) in an NBC-proof manner, for safety reasons.

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