Treknology Library Entry: Power Armor
Jun 12, 2011 0:43:59 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2011 0:43:59 GMT
This article details a piece of equipment designed for Special Ops work: powered exoskeletal armor, or power armor for short.
If any COs are interested in making use of this for their ships, just let me know.
Power Armor
Developed by the Starfleet Corps of Engineers, Power Armor is a powered exoskeleton, designed to boost the wearer in both physical strength and stamina. Achieved by weaving nanofibers into the fabric of a field uniform, the power armor has look and feel and 21st century body armor, but with some increased flexibility.
The armor multiplies the wearer's strength by several times. The lifting capacity of the wearer while in the armor varies depending on the wearer, because the wearer's own muscle adds to the capacity of armor, but the armor itself is capable of lifting 1000 pounds of weight.
The armor also increases the wearer's physical stamina significantly. Field tests of the armor carried out by the Starfleet Corps of Engineers in conjunction with the Starfleet Marine Corps have shown that wearers were able to run in full gear for up to 12 hours without feeling fatigue.
Control Interface
The armor's movements are controlled by the wearer's own neural impulses, reading the wearer's neural impulses of how to move his body and communicating that to the armor by means of a small transmitter that attaches to the spine near the base of the neck. The armor receives the signal by a receiver woven into the armor at the same area as the transmitter is in the body.
The transmitter is a small sensor that is injected into the wearer's body and can be removed later by means of injection of a special enzyme compound that, when it enters the body, latches on to the transmitter, and through a chemical reaction, causes the transmitter to break down and be reabsorbed into the body. The transmitter is designed to only break down in the presence of the enzyme, and the enzyme doesn't have any other effect on the body.
Control and Power Systems
The central control circuit for the armor is very small, only a square centimeter in size, and is located in the armor just below the base of the neck, between the shoulder blades. Power for the armor is supplied by power micro-cells, distributed throughout the armor. Micro-circuitry also distributed throughout the armor communicates the neural commands of the wearer, allowing the armor to move in concert with the wearer's body. Sensors embedded in the armor also assess the armor's condition, allowing the central control circuit to know if any part of the armor has become damaged in any way, and re-route control signals around any damaged areas so that any tears or holes in the armor don't compromise the movement on sections further down the armor.
If any COs are interested in making use of this for their ships, just let me know.
Power Armor
Developed by the Starfleet Corps of Engineers, Power Armor is a powered exoskeleton, designed to boost the wearer in both physical strength and stamina. Achieved by weaving nanofibers into the fabric of a field uniform, the power armor has look and feel and 21st century body armor, but with some increased flexibility.
The armor multiplies the wearer's strength by several times. The lifting capacity of the wearer while in the armor varies depending on the wearer, because the wearer's own muscle adds to the capacity of armor, but the armor itself is capable of lifting 1000 pounds of weight.
The armor also increases the wearer's physical stamina significantly. Field tests of the armor carried out by the Starfleet Corps of Engineers in conjunction with the Starfleet Marine Corps have shown that wearers were able to run in full gear for up to 12 hours without feeling fatigue.
Control Interface
The armor's movements are controlled by the wearer's own neural impulses, reading the wearer's neural impulses of how to move his body and communicating that to the armor by means of a small transmitter that attaches to the spine near the base of the neck. The armor receives the signal by a receiver woven into the armor at the same area as the transmitter is in the body.
The transmitter is a small sensor that is injected into the wearer's body and can be removed later by means of injection of a special enzyme compound that, when it enters the body, latches on to the transmitter, and through a chemical reaction, causes the transmitter to break down and be reabsorbed into the body. The transmitter is designed to only break down in the presence of the enzyme, and the enzyme doesn't have any other effect on the body.
Control and Power Systems
The central control circuit for the armor is very small, only a square centimeter in size, and is located in the armor just below the base of the neck, between the shoulder blades. Power for the armor is supplied by power micro-cells, distributed throughout the armor. Micro-circuitry also distributed throughout the armor communicates the neural commands of the wearer, allowing the armor to move in concert with the wearer's body. Sensors embedded in the armor also assess the armor's condition, allowing the central control circuit to know if any part of the armor has become damaged in any way, and re-route control signals around any damaged areas so that any tears or holes in the armor don't compromise the movement on sections further down the armor.