Transparent Armor for the New Standard in Transparent Battle Performance
Abstract
Armor Transparent Purchase Description (ATPD) 2352 revision P was issued in July 2008 to create a new standard for transparent armor aimed at improving battlefield performance, maintenance costs, equipment survivability, and general durability based on data collected from performance of transparent armor in the battlefield. A transparent armor specifically focused on satisfying all of the ATPD 2352 requirements was invented, developed, and commercialized. A Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with TARDEC resulted in evaluating armor to all the metrics of ATPD 2352. This paper reports on this initial and subsequent work and a) explains the requirements of ATPD 2352 and the challenges they present from a materials properties, armor performance, lifetime testing, transparency, durability, and environmental perspective; b) presents data, analysis, and preliminary modeling showing the materials and performance properties of a variety of materials to highlight how and why a discontinuously nano-reinforced glass system was able to pass all the requirements; c) describes the tests and presents test data on the key tests performed for ATPD 2352, including ballistic, environmental, and optical, many never successfully mastered in transparent armor before.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 04, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA577148
Entities
People
- Douglas Templeton
- John Carberry
- Kathie Leighton
- Terrance Avery
- Wiktor Serafin