Department of Defense News Release (July 5, 2007): DoD announces "wearable power" prize competition.The Director, Defense Research and Engineering, John Young today announced a public prize competition to develop a wearable electric power system for warfighters. The competition will take place in the fall of 2008 and the prizes are $1 million for first place, $500,000 for second place, and $250,000 for third place. The essential electronic equipment that dismounted warfighters carry today--radios, night vision devices, global positioning system--run on batteries. This competition will gather and test the good ideas for reducing the weight of the batteries that servicemembers carry. The prize objective is a wearable, prototype Prototype A first or original model of hardware or software. Prototyping involves the production of functionally useful and trustworthy systems through experimentation with evolving systems. system that can power a standard warfighter's equipment for 96 hours but weighs less than half that of the current batteries carried. All components, including the power generator generator, in electricity, machine used to change mechanical energy into electrical energy. It operates on the principle of electromagnetic induction, discovered (1831) by Michael Faraday. , electrical storage, control electronics, connectors, and fuel must weigh four kilograms or less, including any attachments. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams in a final competitive demonstration planned for the fall of 2008. At this "wear-off," individuals or teams will demonstrate their prototype systems under realistic conditions. The top three competitors COMPETITORS, French law. Persons who compete or aspire to the same office, rank or employment. As an English word in common use, it has a much wider application. Ferriere, Dict. de Dr. h.t. that demonstrate a complete, wearable system that produces 20 watts average power for 96 hours but weighs less than 4 kilograms (8.8 lbs.) will win the prizes. A public information forum will be held in September September: see month. in the Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D.C. area to brief potential competitors on the technical details, the competition rules, and qualification requirements. Competitors must register to participate in the prize program by Nov. 30, 2007. The competition is open for international participation; however, the individual or team leader must provide proof of U.S. citizenship citizenship Relationship between an individual and a state in which the individual owes allegiance to the state and in turn is entitled to its protection. In general, full political rights, including the right to vote and to hold public office, are predicated on citizenship. . Details on the forum as well as contest registration and rules are posted on the Defense Research and Engineering Prize Web site <www.dod.mil/ddre/prize>. |
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