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The Soldier Design Competition Finals
The Finals of the 2005-2006 Soldier Design Competition
will take place on March 1, when over a dozen teams from
MIT ant the U.S. Military Academy will present their designs
to a panel of judges from industry and academia.
Those teams
are:
Thermal Revolutions (Link to
PDF Quad Chart)
Under-armor personal cooling system using thermoelectrics
and heat pipes to transport and exhaust heat passively through
a heat sink worn on the belt.
Team members: Kranthi Vistakula, Margaret Gentile, Sean Rogers,
and Dave Butler
Open Saysame (Link to PDF Quad
Chart)
Kinetic energy breaching tool using a compressed spring in
a sledge-hammer device.
Team members: Harry Lichter and Chris Pentacoff
WaveMaster (Link to PDF Quad
Chart)
Altitude sensor for cargo airdrop that detects distance to
the ground using pulsed radar and three-axis accelerometer.
Team members: Kyle Vogt, Jeremy Conrad, and Grant Jordan
Radiant Flux (Link to PDF Quad
Chart)
Portable hand-powered ultraviolet water sterilization system.
Team members: Chandan Das, Justin Holland, Adam Leeb, and
Gary Long
EVCO (Link to PDF Quad Chart)
Water purification system using vehicle engine heat to distill
dirty water at reduced pressure.
Team members: Corey Fucetola, James Iabuz, and Kevin Mears
HydrAlert (Link to PDF Quad Chart)
Non-invasive personal hydration meter using a wristwatch and
wireless network.
Team members: Luis Alvarez, David Kaufman, Joshua Lake, and
Irina Shklyar
Safety Blast Shield Enhancement
(Link to PDF Quad Chart)
Transparent armor system using optically clear polymers with
high strength-to-weight ratios.
Team members: Nick Tsui, Adam Mulliken, Joe Walish, Jacque
Tio, and Phil Vogel
StrongArm (Link to PDF Quad Chart)
Pneumatically powered breaching tool.
Team members: Matthew Spencer, Andrew Muth, Julian Getachew,
Sam Felton, and Brian Manley
Team RP (Link to PDF Quad Chart)
Universal Battery Charger
Team members: Joshua Wiley, and Mark Gerasimas
Team PC Load Letter (Link to
PDF Quad Chart)
Water Purification for Remotely Located Soldiers
Team members: Brian Burch, Ryan Bruner, and Wesley Brown
Supercooled (Link to PDF Quad Chart)
KOOL Soldier Undergarment
Team members: Michael Kim, Seth Lotts, and Brian Stoffer
JoeProof (Link to PDF Quad Chart)
Water Purification for Remotely Located Soldiers
Team members: John McCaskey, Matt Wilcoxen, Jimmy Holloway,
and Tom Cai
Battle Beacon (Link to PDF Quad
Chart)
Open Design Challenge
Team members: Matt Sherburne, Terrel Culp, and COL Shoop
For more information about any aspect of the Competition,
please email us at soldierdesign@mit.edu.
Back to Competition main page.
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