Arms and Armor

Nickel, Helmut; Pyhrr, Stuart W.; Tarassuk, Leonid; Alexander, David

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“…The use of metal bands that encircled the body overlapping each other in similar to shell design of an armadillo or the segmented body of many arthropods. Other implementations of imbricated armours included jazeraint, lamellar, and the armour worn by samurai [5,6]. Chain mail was another common structure of overlapping metal rings similar to scales that became more common due to the lower cost of construction [6].…”

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“…Other implementations of imbricated armours included jazeraint, lamellar, and the armour worn by samurai [5,6]. Chain mail was another common structure of overlapping metal rings similar to scales that became more common due to the lower cost of construction [6]. However, the proliferation of bows-especially higher velocity crossbows-rendered these armours ineffective which led knights to employ the prototypical plate armour [3].…”

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Armours for soft bodies: how far can bioinspiration take us?

White

Vernerey

2018

Bioinspir. Biomim.

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The development of armour is as old as the dawn of civilization. Early man looked to natural structures to harvest or replicate for protection, leaning on millennia of evolutionary developments in natural protection. Since the advent of more modern weaponry, Armor development has seemingly been driven more by materials research than bio-inspiration. However, parallels can still be drawn between modern bullet-protective armours and natural defensive structures. Soft armour for handgun and fragmentation threats can be likened to mammalian skin, and similarly, hard armour can be compared with exoskeletons and turtle shells. Via bio-inspiration, it may be possible to develop structures previously un-researched for ballistic protection. This review will cover current modern ballistic protective structures focusing on energy dissipation and absorption methods, and their natural analogues. As all armour is a compromise between weight, flexibility and protection, the imbricated structure of scaled skin will be presented as a better balance between these factors. TOPICAL REVIEW RECEIVED

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