PDWC

The Projectile Download Workcell is an automated system to remove (download) ADAM mines from 155mm projectiles and supply six ADAM mines at a time to the cryofracture system for demilitiarization.

The system comprises the following items:

a) Projectile Handling System (PHS) – the robot and equipment to download the ADAM mines from the 155mm projectiles

PHS Fanuc Robot PHS Tool Rack

Nose Cutter and Base Removal PHS Robot with Nose Cutter

PHS with ADAM Mine pushout machine

b) Munition Handling System (MHS) – the two robots and equipment to take the singularized mines from the PHS and load them onto the transport fixtures.

MHS Robots (left and right hand robots)

Empty Transport Fixtures for mine loading Singularized ADAM AP mines

MHS Robot loads mines onto Transport Fixtures

MHS Robot with ADAM conveyors

c) Munition Queuing System (MQS) – The Munition Queuing System is used to transport empty fixtures to the MHS from the Fixture Transfer System (FTS) and remove full fixtures containing ADAM mines from the MHS to the FTS.

MQS System interfaced with MHS MQS System under the Mezzanine

MQS System with area reserved for future MHS equipment

MQS System is quite long

MQS with empty Transport Fixtures

d) FTS – The Fixture Transport System is used to feed the MQS with empty fixtures and feed the cryofracture system with full fixtures.

Installation of the FTS FTS and MQS interface

MQS and FTS Interface (Note transport fixture at load/unload point)

Fixture Load/Unload point Fixture pickup at load point by FTS

e) Munition Transport System (MTS) Conveyor Stabilizer – The MTS conveyor stabilizer allows a stable transport fixture pickup/dropoff point for the FTS.

Installation of the MTS Stabilizer MTS Stablizer with FTS and fixture

f) Safety Systems – The PDWC utilizes personnel exclusion safety barriers for protection.

Safety Barrier to keep people out of workcell

g) HPU – The Hydraulic Power Unit supplies high-pressure hydraulic pressure to Cell #1 and Cell #2 for projectile body clamping and ADAM mine extraction.

HPU Inlet vent

HPU Supply pipes terminating at interface point for PHS

h) Mezzanine – The mezzanine is where the robot controllers and other automated PDWC control system components are located.

i) Additional Equipment – There is area under the mezzanine that is serviced by the conveyor that will allow additional robot cells to be implemented at a future date.