Soldiers Reap Rewards of Wearable Battery Design Rethink

MARK BATTS, LEAD PROJECT ENGINEER
MIKE STEIN, DIRECTOR OF MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
INVENTUS POWER
A significant portion of the weight today’s soldier carries is attributable to a number of electronic systems; all requiring power sources to operate. The transition of the current, distributed system to one built around integrated power, in an ergonomic form factor that conforms to the soldier’s chest, yields an appreciable optimization of load carriage, and therefore improves overall human performance potential.