• Sagar Somnath Malwade
• Prof. Dr. M. M. Khot

Fighter aircraft carries and releases weapons with the help of launchers. The launcher consists of suspension mechanism, pneumatic system, locking mechanism and pyro mechanism. There is need to develop kinematic linkage for the design and development of the launcher. Kinematic system consists of different number of parts. These parts need to be designed, modelled and simulated in simulation software like ADAMS. There is an existing launcher of capacity 500kg. The objective is to enhance the capacity to 2000kg. For that there is a need to model existing components in software like CATIA. Then the system needs to be simulated in simulation software like ADAMS. From ADAMS, we can get the necessary boundary conditions required for finite element analysis of components. Once boundary conditions are obtained, the finite element analysis of components is carried out and hence critical points where components can break for 2000kg missile are highlighted.

Launcher, CATIA, ADAMS, Finite element analysis, etc

"DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF KINEMATIC LINKAGES OF A LAUNCHER FOR WEAPON CARRIAGE AND RELEASE FROM FIGHTER AIRCRAFT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.82-90, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906F19.pdf

"DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF KINEMATIC LINKAGES OF A LAUNCHER FOR WEAPON CARRIAGE AND RELEASE FROM FIGHTER AIRCRAFT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp82-90, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906F19.pdf