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Cheryl Farr to bring federally funded functional design research to ISU
13 Dec '10
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Farr says the arm and leg armor project responded to data from the Bethesda Naval Hospital of amputation and loss-of-life limb wounds suffered by American soldiers during the early stages of the U.S. War on Terrorism in Afghanistan. She reports that the research team was able to produce and patent QuadGard over the next several years.
"In this case, the 'quad' in the name stands for four, where you use the existing ballistic vest and add protection to the shoulder, upper arm and lower arm, and then from the leg down to below the top of the combat boot," Farr said.
Her latest project has been testing RYNOSKIN -- ultra-lightweight, body-forming insect protection suits. The goal was to provide the maker with effectiveness data.
And Farr hopes similar testing and functional design projects will be coming to Iowa State in the near future.
"In this case, the 'quad' in the name stands for four, where you use the existing ballistic vest and add protection to the shoulder, upper arm and lower arm, and then from the leg down to below the top of the combat boot," Farr said.
Her latest project has been testing RYNOSKIN -- ultra-lightweight, body-forming insect protection suits. The goal was to provide the maker with effectiveness data.
And Farr hopes similar testing and functional design projects will be coming to Iowa State in the near future.
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