Recommendations for providing the protection of the medium weight class robotics

Authors: Lakutin N.A., Tereshin S.S., Baburin N.
Published in issue: #6(23)/2018
DOI: 10.18698/2541-8009-2018-6-339
Category: Mechanical Engineering and Machine Science | Chapter: Robots, Mechatronics, and Robotic Systems
Keywords: mobile robots, robotics, destruction means, protection, survival probability, piercing performance, branches of troops
Published: 29.06.2018

The article estimates the robotics protection when fulfilling a typical mission. It introduces the protection computation through the robotics survival probability under the fire of the most probable destruction means taking into account their effective fire range. Based on the analysis of piercing performances of the considered destruction means we have obtained the results of the robotics armouring for ensuring the sufficient protection, which also allow maintaining the buoyancy capability, as well as the following approximate data on the robotics mass and dimensions. We also show alternative options of enhancing the protection and construction solutions in addition to building-up the monolithic thickness of the armoured plates.

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