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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2012
Ashok Bhatnagar, Richmond, VA (US);
Henry Gerard Ardiff, Chesterfield, VA (US);
David A. Hurst, Richmond, VA (US);
Thomas Yiu-tai Tam, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Tyler Bartelt, Midlothian, VA (US);
Brian Duane Arvidson, Chester, VA (US);
Ashok Bhatnagar, Richmond, VA (US);
Henry Gerard Ardiff, Chesterfield, VA (US);
David A. Hurst, Richmond, VA (US);
Thomas Yiu-Tai Tam, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Tyler Bartelt, Midlothian, VA (US);
Brian Duane Arvidson, Chester, VA (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for evaluating the backface signature of flat panel ballistic resistant composites with accuracy, repeatability and improved correlation to the expected backface signature of shaped ballistic resistant composites in actual field use. The apparatus separates the composite from a clay backing material with a suitable spacer so that the bulk of the backface deformation is inside an air gap space with minimal clay disturbance, thereby eliminating conventional testing error and producing an accurate test result.