Magazine Article

Reactive Structure and Smart Armor for Future Ground Vehicles

TBMG-12841

02/01/2012

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AReactive Structure Technology (RST) is a new class of smart structure that can react to external excitations (such as blast or ballistic impacts) in a carefully designed way using the energy pre-stored internally or from the external excitations to counteract the hazardous loading or perform other desired tasks. A reactive structure deflects an incoming projectile in order to protect a vehicle body. When a projectile hits the face plate (armor), the embedded sensors feed the impact signal to a control unit, and actuators are triggered to move the faceplate. The movement of the faceplate deflects the projectile and significantly reduces the possibility of penetration in the back plate.

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"Reactive Structure and Smart Armor for Future Ground Vehicles," Mobility Engineering, February 1, 2012.
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Feb 1, 2012
Product Code
TBMG-12841
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Magazine Article
Language
English