Launch & Recovery

Patent # 7156036B2

Soft Rail – Catalyst for Innovation and Progress

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Navy, CG, SOCOM, even Army Need Creates a Global Opportunity:

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‣Current Systems Outdated

‣Systems being developed are too expensive and don’t perform well

‣DARPA Funded Developmentprovides A Better Solution

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Today small boats are launched/recovered by “over the side” systems, such as cranes & davits

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U.S. Navy Photo

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August 2010 GAO Report

Critical of L&R Systems

Today - Larger Ships Stop to Conduct Launch with a Crane

MANY DANGERS:

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Deploy off High Deck while Dead in the Water (DIW),Exposes our Men to Enemy Detection,Alerts the Enemy Our Men are Being Deployed,Ship Motion when DIW – Increased Danger to our MenTakes too much TimeL&R Dependent on Sea StateVERY Expensive

SOFT RAIL SOLVES THESE ISSUES !

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AVOID THIS:

and…

THINK OUTSIDE THE

USUAL

DAVIT/CRANE BOX

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’s SOFT RAIL

ELIMINATES SEA STATE PROBLEM VERY FAST LAUNCH SIMPLE RECOVERY REDUCED MANNING REDUCED COST (est. ~1/5 current solution) EFFECTIVE COVERT ROBUST

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Service Disabled Veteran Technology Company

Ron Seiple President & CEO◦ Retired Navy Seal Captain◦ Decorated Vietnam Combat Veteran◦ Navy R&D Lab◦ Master of 1st SWATH Ship◦ Developed many L&R systems◦ Science Advisor to COMPACFLT◦ CO Navy Minesweeper, Mobile Diving Unit◦ XO Commander Pacific Fleet◦ CO Special Operations Command◦ Holds 20 U.S. Patents

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Dramatically Larger Payload = 20,000 lbs.+

Cheaper = by ~5 X ie: $1M vs. $5M+

Faster = Launch in under 1 min. (40 sec. during test)

Simple

Multiple Vehicle L&R = RHIB, Boat, UAV, UUV

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Benefits:

L&R at Speed Take advantage of

stability at 20-40ft depth

L&R in the wake “sweetspot”

Do L&R fast (<1 min)

Improve Safety Maintain payload

versatility Robust Cost Effective

Soft Rail In Action:

For a movie demonstration of Soft Rail in action, please click through to the location

below :

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http://www.creativetechnologyapplications.com/Soft_Rail.html

Drogue Drag = 22,528kg

DiveForce=5632kg

Tow speed = 15 knots

Depth=10m

Payload = 9200kgSoft Rail Tension = 26000kgPayload to Tension Ratio = 0.35

Launch Height = 4.0mSoft Rail Length = 56mScope Angle = 9.46° to water

(Modeled)

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A Chouest Ship

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LARGE 20,000 lb. LAUNCH PAYLOAD

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Soft rail tension-------- ~50KlbsDepth of drogue-------- ~30ftTow speed ---7.5 m/sec (~15Kts)Surface condition-------- SS2-3

Launch height---------- ~ 12ft

Length to water line ----- ~ 100ft

Soft Rail Width-------- --- ~ 9 ft

Drogue drag--------------50KlbsWing dive force------------10KlbsScope Ratio------------------4:1Single soft rail line--------2 inch D

(UHMWPE) cableMax Tensile Strength(dual)-265KlbsMax Working Load(dual) - 100KlbSafety Factor-----------------5:1

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•Proven At Sea

•Robust•Deployment Speed 20kts+

•Simple

•Cost Effective•Sea State 4 Achievable

•Fast

•Safe

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“We owe our troops theopportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, andbest-led military force in theworld, and we owe them thepeace of mind that comes fromknowing that they and theirfamilies will be taken care of ifthey sacrifice life, limb or theability to sleep without war'snightmares. We owe them notjust thanks and best wishes, butaction …”

-- U.S. Senate

"The only easy day was yesterday!"- US Navy SEALS motto

Yet today the L&R systems that bring the NavySeals to the enemy were created during WWII.

Solve Major L&R Problems

U.S. Navy Need

U.S. Army Need

U.S. Coast Guard Need

SEALs Support

Foreign Interest◦ (Spain & Israel)

L&R Large UAVs

Ongoing CTA Support

Patents

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Soft Rail – Catalyst for Innovation and Progress