LOw TRavel Isolated Floor (LOTRIF)

To protect the mounted warfighter from the effects of landmines, a LOw TRavel Isolated Floor (LOTRIF) system will be developed to reduce injures from the specified blast-generated vehicle accelerations, within a 2 to 4-in stroke. Maneuver accelerations, operational requirements, space claim, weight and cost will also be considered. To accomplish this goal, Protection Engineering Consultants, LLC (PEC) has teamed with GS Engineering, Inc. (GSE) to propose an innovative research and development effort for enhanced lower leg protection, based on crushable glass foam technology, which PEC has recently used for developing aircraft arrestor beds. LOTRIF will include a floating floor panel and edge-support compactors as well as mechanically optimized chassis attachments. As described in the proposal, materials and components will be evaluated, potential designs of the system will be developed and initial proof-of-principle testing will be performed. GSE will help commercialize the final LOTRIF system design.