SwRI: Instantaneous Personal Protection System to protect a speaker at a podium

A prototype radar system was developed by engineers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to detect an oncoming bullet and trigger an airbag with a bullet-proof coating. The application for this system is to protect a speaker at a podium.

 

The prototype successfully blocks a 9-mm round fired from a handgun, and recent technological advances are making the interception of a rifle shot possible.

 
image of IPPS prototype demonstration   image of video link that shows the airbag inflating and intercepting a 9-mm round. The radar triggering the airbag was a bi-static, CW Doppler radar operating at X band

IPPS prototype demonstration

  

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The video above shows the airbag inflating and intercepting a 9-mm round. The radar triggering the airbag was a bi-static, CW Doppler radar operating at X band.

 

For more information about instantaneous personal protection system capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Tom Untermeyer at tuntermeyer@swri.org or (210) 522-5040. We can offer you the best approach for your instantaneous personal protection system solutions.

 

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