One of the US Army's priority R&D areas has been focused on lightening the load carried by the soldier. Much of this concentrates on personnel body armor such as ballistic vests and helmets. Recent composite material developments using aramid fabrics coated with thermoplastic resins and graphite… More
One of the US Army's priority R&D areas has been focused on lightening the load carried by the soldier. Much of this concentrates on personnel body armor such as ballistic vests and helmets. Recent composite material developments using aramid fabrics coated with thermoplastic resins and graphite… More
Some of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) greatest concerns are to maintain the pilot's ability to see clearly and to provide to the aircraft occupants a greater degree of UV rays, laser and ballistic protection than being currently afforded. However, the weight penalty suffered… More
Some of the US Army SOCOM greatest concerns are to maintain the helicopter pilot's ability to see clearly and to provide helicopter windscreens with a greater degree of erosion/abrasion protection than what is being currently afforded. Recent developments on polymer coatings demonstrate the… More
Award Year / Program / Phase:2011 / STTR / Phase I
Agency / Branch:DOD / USAF
Research Institution:Southwest Research Institute
Principal Investigator:Kent Coulter, Manager – (210) 522-3196
Award Amount:$99,123.00
RI Contact:Kent Coulter
Abstract:
ABSTRACT: One of the Air Force main interests is to improve the antireflective (AR) optical properties of polycarbonate by exploring new coating materials or coating techniques to eliminate delamination and stress cracks due to the mismatch in the coefficient of thermal expansion between the… More