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Explosion Damping Device (Blast Shield), Cullen Bade, Juwan Cephas, Raymond Long
Explosion Damping Device (Blast Shield), Cullen Bade, Juwan Cephas, Raymond Long
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The proposed device has the main goal to protect a vehicle and personal inside the vehicle in the event of an explosion from underneath of a Humvee most likely caused by an IED explosion. The constraints were that the vehicle could not be lifted too far off the ground to increase the chance the vehicle rollover; the design should not block accessibility to the passengers; be versatile in order to help fit different model vehicles; and most important be able to help in deflecting the blast away from the vehicle. The final design consisted on a V-shaped blast shield similar …