Not only does the plate provide the operator with a clear weight advantage, but the boron carbide strike face easily destroys .30-06 M2 AP rounds upon impact. The lightweight backer catches the remaining bullet fragments preventing any penetration or secondary spall injur...
This property gives the UHMWPE a strength-to-weight advantage over aramids in terms of lighter ballistic armour with larger energy absorption capacity [43]. However, UHMWPE have shown also some disadvantages in weak softening, low melting temperature and easy creep high loading [44]. Unlike para...
Since it is now possible to take advantage of the full screen area using the get_virtual_screen_size() and whatnot mentioned above, it makes sense to return to a single consistent safe area. (build 22258) Updated the Windows redist installers to the latest versions. If anyone is getting ...
Its main advantage is the ability to use a non-linear equation of state in conjunction with an orthotropic stiffness matrix which allows an accurate modelling of the response of composite materials under impact conditions. The ballistic impact of a Acknowledgements This work is part of the ...
In contrast, exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide the advantage of utilizing the flexed cantilever beam wherein loading and release are incorporated into cover removal steps and wherein such covers can then be discarded. In doing so, the top covers can function as a removable ...
However, this method is outperformed by Heuristic method that uses 3 missiles, because optimized noncollaborative method does not utilize collaborative filters; hence the algorithm can not take advantage of improved estimation performance gained by launching multiple missiles against high kinetic energy ...
Moreover, when compared to natural lignocellulosic fibers, the arapaima scales present the advantage of their mineralization gradient, which significantly increase the surface hardness and can hamper the penetration by a predator [20,22,23]. All of these aspects render arapaima scales a promising ...
surgical and prosthetic rehabilitation protocol from the first emergency stage up until the complete aesthetic and functional rehabilitation. In low-velocity ballistic injuries (bullet speed <600 m/s), the wound is usually less severe and not-fatal, and the management should be based on early and...
It is yet a further object, feature, and/or advantage of the present invention to propagate signals through an exciton transmission line so as to produce signal gain. The ballistic exciton transistor disclosed herein can be used in a wide variety of applications. For example, the ballistic excit...
Another advantage was that unlike in experiments, in a numerical setting both the isolated and coupled effects of different sources of variability, such as yarn strength, friction, and impact location, could be studied to determine which sources were predominant [9]. Such studies then provide a ...