New
Software minimizes injuries in Combat
Tempe-based
ArmorWorks receives SBIR grant to develop life-saving software
for the United States Air Force
Contact:
Bob
Codney Melissa Stoloff
ArmorWorks E.B. Lane Public
Relations
480.517.1150 602.416.3608
rcodney@armorworks.com
mstoloff@eblane.com
For Immediate Release
TEMPE, Ariz. – January 8, 2006 – The United States Air Force
has awarded ArmorWorks a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
grant to develop a software package designed to evaluate the
risk of injury before a combat mission is carried out.
Utilizing existing laboratory and real-world data, ArmorWorks
will design a program to assess the injury risk to military
personnel before the start of their mission; the Field
Commanders can then take this data and adjust their strategy,
reducing the percentage of lives lost.
“Current methods for injury prediction require experts to
specify the appropriate groups of individuals and
environmental parameters, collect and input specific
biodynamic response and
anthropometric
data, and then conduct a detailed and time-consuming finite
element analysis,” said Dr. Ken-An Lou, Chief Scientist for
ArmorWorks. “ArmorWorks software generates a risk assessment
in real-time, when the Commander needs it most.”
ArmorWorks President Bill Perciballi said, “This is a step
into the future of protection. We are constantly striving to
find new ways to increase our efforts to save lives and reduce
the risks involved in combat.”
About ArmorWorks
ArmorWorks designs and manufactures lightweight body, vehicle
and aircraft armor to protect United States service men and
women. Founded in 1996 in Tempe, Arizona, ArmorWorks utilizes
next-generation ceramic and composite armor technology that is
objectively evaluated and tested to assure its performance in
extreme environments. ArmorWorks products are currently being
used by the Department of Defense and local law enforcement
agencies. For more information, visit www.armorworks.com.
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