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Automatic Battering Ram Pink A Market Number of fire stations in U.S 50,000 Estimated cost of traditional battering ram $300 Total market $15 million U.S. Fire Administration Video: Problem Benchmarking Hydra-Ram Halligan Bar


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Automatic Battering Ram

Pink A

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Market

Number of fire stations in U.S –50,000 Estimated cost of traditional battering ram –$300 Total market –$15 million

U.S. Fire Administration

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Video: Problem

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Benchmarking

Traditional Battering Ram Hydra-Ram Halligan Bar

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Benchmarking Results

Fatal Funnel Time Size Ease of Use

Traditional Hydra-Ram Halligan Bar

Key problems to address:

–Fatal Funneling –Time/Efficiency

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Automatic Battering Ram

Solves all 4 issues effectively –Fast and Efficient –Small and Light –Avoids Fatal Funneling –Easy to use Demonstration Demonstration

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Sketch Model Takeaways

–Double-sided blades –Strong blades to support large moment arm

  • Resist 15N-m bending moment

–Blades tapered for easy insert –Strong recoil just from a spring

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Pressure to Breach a Door

Assuming a 3in2 piston cross-sectional area

Target

U.S. Patent 6877988

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Calculated Feasible Methods

Hydraulic –Pump and accumulator Pneumatic –Hand pump, valve, piston/cylinder –Directly from a cartridge Spring-Actuated

  • High pressure air to highly compressed

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