Eternal Quiver Industry Day Primer - Dist A Approved.pptx

Eternal Quiver “Industry Day” Geoffrey Trapp

AFRL/RQRM

May 2020

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Eternal Quiver Distribution Statement A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited. PA Clearance Number 20242

Eternal Quiver Vision AFRL/RQRM is seeking to develop radically new solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturing capability to enable agile, resilient logistics “Rocket Factory In-a-Box” (RFIB): Rapidly manufacture SRMs in an automated (or nearly automated) fashion from one or more 40 foot shipping containers with limited external facility support FY20-FY23: “Gen 0” proof-of-concept demo FY24-FY27: “Gen 1” prototype of capability Complementary digital design effort to reduce time and manpower involved in design of SRMs Design custom motors tailored to mission, digitally “test”, and then manufacture in “Rocket Factory In-a-Box” Revolutionary, fast-moving, high risk tolerance

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Rocket Factory In-a-Box (RFIB) Goals Quickly manufacture SRMs in an automated (or nearly automated) fashion from one or more 40 foot shipping containers with limited external facility support 75% reduction in production time 75% reduction in manpower requirements 75% reduction in tooling requirements Dramatic improvement in manufacturing component Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) characteristics Significantly leverage new manufacturing technology Demonstrate by producing AMRAAM-like composite-case motor (7” diameter by 65” length, ~4700 lbf thrust) Final integration and demonstration at AFRL Rocket Lab, Edwards AFB

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First Eternal Quiver effort Supplemental Package encompassing past or on-going work by other organizations that may be relevant to Eternal Quiver goals is available to qualified recipients AFRL in-house work in this area is on-going, overview available in Supplemental Package Previous Work Distribution Statement A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited. PA Clearance Number 20242

Interested in any ideas that contractors have that would contribute to Eternal Quiver overall goals Possibilities include, but are not limited to:

Continuous microfluidic reactions to produce precision solid propellant ingredients Additive manufacturing of propellant Acoustic mixing of propellant (with or without mix-in-case capability) Novel propellant cure methods Direct Filament Wind (DFW) manufacture of composite case Nozzle fabrication NDE or QA methods Not required to be a complete, end-to-end system, but must make significant contribution to Eternal Quiver goals Solely miniaturizing legacy technology (e.g., bread mixers, ovens) is not desired, but may be an element of a larger solution Manufacturing Technology Development Distribution Statement A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited. PA Clearance Number 20242

Integrated Design, Analysis, and Optimization Software Interested in any ideas that contractors have that would contribute to a software capability to rapidly design SRMs in an automated (or nearly automated) fashion to support Eternal Quiver vision Modeling & simulation software, frameworks, and/or processes that enable:

90% reduction in design time for solid rocket motors Significant reduction in manpower required for design processes “Digital Test Stand” capability to dramatically shorten test and qualification process Not required to be a complete solution, but must make a significant contribution to overall goals

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Study to determine “military use” case (as opposed to business case) of Eternal Quiver capability Identify potential users and beneficiaries Develop list of points-of-contact and transition opportunities Final Deliverable is a Final Report summarizing findings Distribution TBD Military Application Assessment Distribution Statement A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited. PA Clearance Number 20242

Near-term program focus is on solid rocket motor AFRL is interested in expanding included manufacturing components where possible, realistic, and advisable ROM overall budget is $20M over 4 years Integrated Product Team Desire is for AFRL, other government agencies, and contractors to work together under an IPT umbrella to maximize cross-pollination of ideas and lessons learned on a routine basis Presentations to JANNAF and/or other conferences where applicable Incorporate users and transition partners whenever possible Scope and Miscellaneous Distribution Statement A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited. PA Clearance Number 20242

For more information, contact:

Geoffrey Trapp Eternal Quiver Program Manager geoffrey.trapp@us.af.mil

Jason Mossman Motors Branch Chief jason.mossman.1@us.af.mil Contact Distribution Statement A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited. PA Clearance Number 20242 image3.jpg image4.png image1.png image90.svg image2.png image110.svg image9.png image10.jfif image11.jpeg image9.svg image11.svg