Some tech ideas to help soldiers

troof

New Member
The first one is: put cushions in the helmet to avoid brain damage from shockwaves that can lead to mental illness. You would have to put cushions on the face part too, and the soldier would view the outside through a camera.

The second one: using sensors in the helmet that read brain activity, or maybe an implant that reads blood chemistry, to detect extreme pain, and if it detects it, it automatically injects the soldier with a non-addictive painkiller via an IV implant.

The third and final one: covering soldiers in a special gel with a special skin-tight suit on top of that. If the suit detects a hole, it sends a shock to the gel around the hole that turns the gel into glue (or adds a chemical to the get that makes it into glue). Then foam spreads across the hole from inside the suit and seals the hole. Intended to prevent soldiers from bleeding to death.

Let me know what you guys think.
 
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FormerDirtDart

Well-Known Member
The first one is: put cushions in the helmet to avoid brain damage from shockwaves that can lead to mental illness. You would have to put cushions on the face part too, and the soldier would view the outside through a camera.

The second one: using sensors in the helmet that read brain activity, or maybe an implant that reads blood chemistry, to detect extreme pain, and if it detects it, it automatically injects the soldier with a non-addictive painkiller via an IV implant.

The third and final one: covering soldiers in a special gel with a special skin-tight suit on top of that. If the suit detects a hole, it sends a shock to the gel around the hole that turns the gel into glue (or adds a chemical to the get that makes it into glue). Then foam spreads across the hole from inside the suit and seals the hole. Intended to prevent soldiers from bleeding to death.

Let me know what you guys think.
I think you are far out of your depth and that you have little comprehension of human physiology
 

Todjaeger

Potstirrer
Or the available technology.
Yeah, a bit sci-fi. Some of the ideas sound similar to tech used by the Clans in BattleTech.

Something to keep in mind if suggesting avenues for new soldier kit to be developed. All the kit is something which a soldier would need to carry, in addition to what they need to carry normally now. So for something like a shockproof helmet, all the extra padding or dampening material adds both space and weight to the helmet, which is worn on the soldier's head and carried/supported by the soldier's neck muscles and cervical spine. Try and put too much weight there and the helmets will end up injuring soldiers without any shots having to be fired.

Not to mention any sort of head-mounted camera or sensor system (like an onboard EEG) will need both the sensors themselves, some sort of processor/memory storage as well as a power supply. All of this adds weight and even more so if the kit is hardened sufficiently to survive a soldier moving in combat. TBH some of the kit also likely could not be developed with current tech either. An EEG for example can monitor brain activity, but AFAIK the subject being monitored needs to be stationary whilst getting monitored, as movement ruins the results. For those who get routine or periodic EKG's done, try rolling around with the 9-point or 12-point harness connected and see what the results look like.
 
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