Family of Military Engineer Construction Equipment (FAMECE) 690579
A review of the U. S. Army concept for development of a Family of Military Engineer Construction Equipment (FAMECE) in light of basic problems facing the military engineer is presented. Problems evaluated are air and ground mobility, increased productivity, maintenance of unit integrity, and standardization of unit design.
Although in the past the military attempted to develop lightweight, compact equipment which could be disassembled, such equipment did not perform to operational standards under field conditions. This led, however, to the FAMECE concept of a power module being utilized with a wide variety of work moduli. It addresses the problems of mobility, standardization, and logistics.
At present, the program is well along in terms of conceptual design and is backed by several years of research and development efforts.
Citation: Elkins, A., Schaefer, H., and Brooks, D., "Family of Military Engineer Construction Equipment (FAMECE)," SAE Technical Paper 690579, 1969, https://doi.org/10.4271/690579. Download Citation
Author(s):
Allen O. Elkins, Henry W. Schaefer, Dwight M. Brooks
Affiliated:
U. S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Center
Pages: 10
Event:
Farm, Construction and Industrial Machinery Meeting
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Construction vehicles and equipment
Research and development
Standardization
Mobility
Logistics
Tools and equipment
Technical review
Productivity
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