BERKSHIRE POWERTECH, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A16-074

BERKSHIRE POWERTECH, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$99,828
Agency
Department of Defense · Army
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
A16-074
Solicitation
2016.1
NAICS
Place of performance
MA
Period
2016-09-08 → 2017-03-07

Description

A 2-speed final drive design is proposed for a military tracked vehicle. The application is for the US Army M88 heavy recovery vehicle. The design includes a selectable external speed change device as well as the service brakes. The design is composed of two interconnected planetary gearsets which provide a normal vehicle speed capability and a low speed capability. This enables the vehicle to recover very heavy loads while still maintaining a normal speed capability.