Designing an Innovative Composite Armor System for Affordable Ballistic Protection

Abstract

We will demonstrate a new design methodology, called Function-Oriented Material Design (FOMD), by designing an innovative composite armor system against ballistic and fragment penetration. A new composite armor concept, called BTR-Ba, is presented, which has three major subsystem modules: 1) a mosaic ceramic armor (MCA) frontal plate, 2) a biomimetic tendon reinforced (BTR) composite back plate, and 3) an optimized cable network supporting structure. The FOMD tool developed at MKP Inc. is extended in this research for designing ballistic-protective composite structures. This paper focuses on the frontal armor plate and back plate design problems with demonstration examples, including both results of the virtual prototyping and ballistic testing for proof-of-concept of the new armor concept and design methodology developed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA481733

Entities

People

  • Adria Socks
  • Donald Ostberg
  • Douglas Rose
  • Hui Wang
  • Yushun Cui
  • Zheng-dong Ma

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Body Armor
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Composite Armor
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Structures
  • Fiber Reinforced Polymers
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Product Prototyping
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topology Optimization
  • Virtual Prototyping

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology