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Tempe-based ArmorWorks Receives SBIR Grant to Develop Life-Saving Software for the United States Air Force
TEMPE, Ariz: 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 personal 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 a mission. The Field Commanders can then take this data and adjust their strategy to reduce the percentage of lives lost.
“Current methods for injury prediction require experts to do three things. First, you need to specify the appropriate groups of individuals and environmental parameters. Second, you collect and input specific biodynamic response and anthropometric data. Finally, you can then conduct a detailed and time-consuming finite element analysis,” said Dr. Ken-An Lou, Chief Scientist for ArmorWorks. “ArmorWorks software will generate 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 save lives and reduce the risks involved in combat.”
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.
