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THIS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IS PROTECTED BY U.S. PATENTS #5,375,397, #6,334,262, #6,948,256, PCT069820 & PATENTS PENDING
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Army Special Forces may find themselves involved in operations in unsophisticated environments.Inmanyoftheseenvironments,theindigenouspopulationsusepackanimal transportation. Therefore, it may not be possible to use air or ground mobility to move suppliesandequipmenttothedesiredlocations.
2000 U.S. Army Field Manual 31-27, USE OF PACK ANIMNALS IN SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS
2004 - FM 3-05.213 SPECIAL FORCES USE OF PACK ANIMALS PHOTOGRAPHS OF PACK SADDLES
Reducetheload,increasetheperformanceoftheoperator
RAPIDITY, UNDETECTABILITY, HIGH PAYLOAD, HIGH ENDURANCE, LONG RANGE/LOITER, SPEED Compared to a foot soldier laboring under a PACK LOAD, a foot soldier with a PACK ANIMAL: RAPIDITY: UNDETECTABILITY: HIGHPAYLOAD: HIGHENDURANCE: PRECISION: LONGRANGE: GREATERLOITER: HIGHSPEED: CANMOVEMORESWIFTLYandthereforebeableTOCREATETACTICALSURPRISE. CANMOVEMORECOVERTLYthanmechanizedequipmentsuchasaTankorHelicopter. CANCARRYMOREPAYLOAD.AFootSoldiercancarry<90lbs.Apackanimalcancarry>200lbs. CANCARRYPAYLOADLONGER.APackanimalcancarry200lbsfor10hours,dayafterday. CANEXTENDTHEMISSIONanimalinjuryisreducedwithanaccuratelyfitpacksaddle. HASALONGERRANGEthanapackanimalwithapoorlyfittingpacksaddle,providinggreaterendurance. PROVIDESGREATERLOITERbylivingoffthelandthemissioncanbeEXTENDEDINDEFINITELY. CANMOVESIGNIFICANTLYFASTERandforalongerperiodoftime.
ByeludingCoalitionForces,foralmostadecade,OsamaBinLaden, a horseman, has proven that engaging Special Forces in mountainous terrain where supply can only be performed by air drops,packanimalsandthebrutestrengthoftheSOFOPERATOR, placestheU.S.Militaryatatechnologicaldisadvantage.
Improperadjustmentmaycauseinjurytotheanimalor mayaffectthetimeanddistancetheanimalcancarryitsload.
TRUE, however, this U.S Army Field Manual 3-05.213 does NOT explain HOW TO FIT THE SADDLE to the animal. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Why?
The current commercial understanding of saddle fit assumes that the shape of the mirror image of the animals back is the preferredsaddleshape,however,employingStateoftheArtsaddlemeasurementthishasprovenNOTTOBETRUE.. N
WHY? Because the force of gravity causes the three dimensional shape of the animalsbacktobend,aMEASUREABLEamount,undertheweightoftheloadand causesthesaddlethatappearstofitwithoutaload,toactuallyNOTFITunderload.
How Much Damage? U.S.Patent#6,334,262
RobertFerrand,Inventor&MAMPPrincipalInvestigator
M O D U L A R A N I M A L M O B I L I T Y P L AT F O R M ( M A M P ) I S :
A F I E L D C O N F I G U R A B L E PA C K S A D D L E E R E C TO R S E T.
MOVE ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME BY ANIMAL
PHILIPSPACKSADDLE 1924
FUEL,WATER&AMMUNITION
WehaveforgottenthatinalloftheThirdWorldcountriesthatweoperatein,90percent ofthelocalsuppliesaremovednotbymotorizedvehicles,butbyanimals.
Maj.GaryM.Brennis,SOFchiefoftraining2002
NO KNOTS
NO KNOTS
MULTIFUNCTION CLEAT
NO KNOTS
No Knots
KNOTS ARE CHALLENGING TO LEARN AND ARE SLOW TO TIE IN THE FIELD UNDER FIRE
CLEATSINTEGRATEDINTOFRAME
No Fitting
Thefitofthesaddleforahorse,isasimportantasthefitoftheshoeisforasoldier.
1942 - 1ST C AV ALRY P ACK TR ANSPORT ATION TR AI NI NG FILM
2X2X2X2X2=32
Despite the claims made by modern socalled saddle fitting experts the truth is: IT IS MATHEMATICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A NONADJUSTABLE SADDLE MADE TO ONE SIZE TO FIT MOSTANIMALS.ASimplecalculation:ifyoucuttheanimalsbackintoonly3sectionsthat wouldsimplyrequireatleast32differentsaddleshapes.(Seeillustration) 1SHAPECANNOTPOSSIBLYFIT32SHAPES. S In contrast, the MAMP pack saddle employs an array of selfadjusting cascading load beamsandleafspringstoEVENLYdistributetheweightofthepackloadontotheanimals back. The accuracy of this saddle fit can be calibrated and objectively validated by employingcomputersaddleinterfacepressuremeasurement.NOFITTINGREQUIRED
CASCADINGLEAFSPRINGARRAY
MAMPPRESSURESCAN
No Training
Two of the most challenging aspects of Pack Animal Transportation training are Fitting the Saddle and LearningtheKnotsrequiredtotietheloadtothepacksaddleandkeepingitsecureonthetrailovertime. Incontrast,theMAMPpacksaddleistheStateoftheArtpacksaddledevelopedspecificallyfortheSpecial Forces,usingComputerAidDesignandProprietarytechnology,sothattrainingisNOTREQUIRED,because thedesignofthesystemissosimplethatanyonecanuseitrightoutofthebox.NOTRAININGREQUIRED
SOFPACKSADDLETRAINING
LEGACYDECKERCONVERSION
MAMPFLATBED&MANTEE
AF IELD CO NFIGURABLE PA C K S A D D L E E R E C TO R S E T
TotalPackLoad(TPL)81Kg/180Lbs
2Missiles@18.2Kg/40lbs/Missile=37Kg/80lbs Saddle11Kg/25lbs+2Hangers11Kg/25lbs=22Kg/50lbs
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HighPressure VeryDangerous
SawbuckPackSaddle PressureScan
SawbuckPackSaddle PressureScan
SawbuckPackSaddle PressureScan
SawbuckPackSaddle PressureScan
SawbuckPackSaddle PressureScan
BLUE MAMPPressureScan
MAMPPressureScan TLP=91Kg/200Lbs.Load
MAMPPressureScan TLP=136Kg/300Lbs.Load
TLP=68Kg/150Lbs.Load
MOVE ANY THIING,, ANYWHERE,, ANY TIIME BY ANIIMAL MOVE ANY TH NG ANYWHERE ANY T ME BY AN MAL
FIRST PACK SADDLE WITH A CALIBRATED SELF-ADJUSTING LOAD DISTRIBUTION ARRAY SO THAT THE SADDLE DOES NOT NEED TO BE FIT TO THE ANIMAL.
The Load Distribution Array adjusts to a small arc of the compound curve of the 3 PAD animalback.TheactualsizeoftheframeandthelengthoftheBearingsurfacecan also be easilyadjusted. Thisadjustability permits the MAMP saddle components to WE TAKE A TEAM APPROACH TO ADVISING CLIENTS ON THE RIGHT INVESTING STRATEGIES AND 9In. befieldconfigurabletoawidevarietyofdifferentpackanimals.Thismajoradjusted 12In. DEVELOPING can be easily FINANCIAL cutting the .080 aluminum frame with tin snips and by A SOUND performed by PLAN. 4 PAD repositioningthepadsontheloadbeamfroma4pad/12inchconfigurationtoa3 Pad / 9 inch configuration. Donkey, Burro, Mule, Yak all can be fit with the same CUTWITHTINSNIPS MAMPpacksaddle. VARIABLELENGTHBEARINGSURFACE
CADFUTURELITTERRACK
MISSILERACK
FINITEELEMENTANALYSIS
With over 100,000,000 pack animals in the developing world, the market for this MAMP pack saddleisvirtuallyunlimited.Thechallengeismanufacturingthecomponentsatextraordinary highvolumesandatthelowestpossiblecost.Managingthisproductlifecycle,madefromvirgin as well as recycled plastics requires engineering product management. Saddletech Military SystemshasmetthatchallengebyimplementingthemostadvancedProductLifeManagement software,available.SIEMENSTEAMCENTER.
ORIGINALSADDLESENSOR1992
Today,RecreationalSaddleMakersclaimtheyknowhowtofitsaddles,but notoneprovidesanysupportinginterfacepressuremeasurementvalidation. In contrast, the Principal Investigator and Inventor of the MAMP pack saddle, actually invented the worlds first, objective COMPUTER SADDLE INTERFACE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT, 20 years ago, 1994 U.S. Patent # 5,375,397. The MAMP pack saddle is the first saddle that employs computer interface pressuremeasurementforobjectivevalidation.
MAMPSADDLEPRESSURESCAN
AMERICA WAS LITERALLY BUILT BY THE HORSE, MULE AND OXEN THE SAME STRATEGY COULD WORK IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
In many Developing countries, the donkey is the basis for the economy, which is why there are 1,500,000 donkeysinAfghanistan.Therearealso100,000,000packanimalsdistributedthroughoutthedevelopingworld,today. TheLivestock,inparticularthedonkey,ofthesmallpeasantfarmerrepresentstheirtotalrealizablewealth.The donkeyistheworkanimalthathasthemosttoofferinassistingruralpeopleandalleviatingpoverty. Unfortunately, Gravity and Tissue Physiology require that Pack Saddles, used on these donkeys to build the economy, so that poverty can be reduced, must FIT the animal backs accurately. As the Army FM 213 stated, Improperadjustmentmaycauseinjurytotheanimalandaffectthetimeadistancetheanimalcancarryitsload.If thesaddlesdonotfitaccurately,saddlesoreswilllikelyoccur.Oncetheanimaldevelopsasaddlesore,itcannolonger carry a load. In Developing Countries, this often means the animal is abandoned and left to starve and die, and the farmerswealthislost,andtheeconomyisbeingimpaired. InAfghanistan,thedonkeyisthetransportationnetwork.TheBottlestoBurrostmProgramcouldprovidethe MAMP pack saddles to indigenous populations by RECYCLING beverage containers, and military equipment plastic containers,broughtintocountrytosupplythetroopsandnow becominglandfill.Thiswasterawmaterialcouldbe converted into MAMP pack saddles, at a low cost, improving the transportation system and in turn the economy. The BottlestoBurros tmProgramcouldbeexpandedtoprovideacottageindustrytobuildtheeconomy.Thisprogram wouldbesimilartothe1950sCarepackagesandcouldprovideasignificantCivilAffairsopportunityfortheUnited StatestoWinHeartsandMinds
ThebaseLoadDistributionArray(LDA)hasbeentestedintheLaboratoryand in a controlled field environment with Computer Interface Pressure Measurement Instruments. These tests have proven to evenly distribute the saddle/load pressure evenly on the animals back with loads as high as 158Kg/350lbs. These Pressures were found to be lower than current saddle technology,lessthan1PSI,inpartduetothegreatersurfaceareaoftheLDA, more than double the surface of current pack saddles and due to the self adjustable load beams that conform to the shape of the animals back more accurately.
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MULTIFUNCTION CLEAT D-RING MULTIFUNCTION CLEAT DBL D-RING PADEYE QUICK RELEASE CAM ADJUST CINCH CLOSED
The Modular Animal Mobility Platform (MAMP) is designed for manufacturing employing injection molding, extrusion and metal stamping, permitting HIGH VOLUME /LOW COST manufacturing. The contractpricedependsontheSpecific System, Material, Quantity and DeliveryDate.
That said, the basic MAMP pack frame comprises only 5 ASSEMBLIES created from 10 BASICPARTS.Thesystemiscurrentlydeveloped to Technical Readiness Level 5 (TRL 5) all basic systems proven in a controlled environment. The system is currently ready to be refined for manufacturing, employing Finite ElementAnalysis,ComputerAidedMoldDesign, andfieldtesting.
SADDLETECH
30+ Human Medical Related Patents: U.S. Patent # 5,023,967, # 5,138,729, # 5,279,010, # 5,323,500, # 5,375,397, # 5,802,640, # 5,906,016, # 5,906,017, # 6,438,776, # 6,668,408, # 6,941,598 and respective International Patents. 4+ Animal and Saddle Related Patents: 1994 U.S. Patent # 5,375,397 CURVE-CONFORMING SENSOR ARRAY PAD AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SADDLE PRESSURES ON A HORSE 2002 U.S. Patent # 6,334,262 GAUGE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ANIMAL BACKS AND SADDLES 2005 U.S. Patent # 6,948,256 SADDLE SUPPORT DEVICE AND ADJUSTABLE FORM JIG AND METHOD TO CORRECT FOR THE VARIATION BETWEEN ANIMAL BACKS AND SADDLES 2007 PCT/US08/069820 LOAD BEARING FRAME APPARATUS FOR PACK ANIMALS 2011 Patents Pending MODULAR ANIMAL MOBILITY PLATFORM AND METHODS OF CALIBRATION AND ASSEMBLY
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