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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2007
Henry G. Ardiff, Chesterfield, VA (US);
David A. Hurst, Richmond, VA (US);
Duane R. Prior, Richmond, VA (US);
Brian H. Waring, Chester, VA (US);
Lori L. Wagner, Richmond, VA (US);
Carolyn S. Westmark, Richmond, VA (US);
Henry G. Ardiff, Chesterfield, VA (US);
David A. Hurst, Richmond, VA (US);
Duane R. Prior, Richmond, VA (US);
Brian H. Waring, Chester, VA (US);
Lori L. Wagner, Richmond, VA (US);
Carolyn S. Westmark, Richmond, VA (US);
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods to determine the durability and wear-resistance of soft armor. Observations on field tested articles of soft body armor indicate that the materials are subject to a combination of flexing, tensile, compressive and abrasive forces. The forces and stresses to which soft armor articles are subjected to can be duplicated in a controlled, isolated, measurable, appropriate and intuitive manner, to correlate ballistic performance with durability and wear characteristics. The tests closely approximate the forces and stresses experienced in the end use of ballistic resistant composite articles.