1 00:00:00,140 --> 00:00:01,890 - Hello I'm 2nd Lt. Justin O'Brien 2 00:00:01,890 --> 00:00:03,090 and I would like to introduce 3 00:00:03,090 --> 00:00:04,930 the liquid cooled plate carrier. 4 00:00:04,930 --> 00:00:07,040 A device to combat he stress and keep our airmen 5 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:08,680 in fighting condition. 6 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,000 - [Narrator] According to the military health system, 7 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,010 There has been a 60% rise in heat related illness from 2008 8 00:00:15,010 --> 00:00:18,323 to 2018 among members of the Armed Forces. 9 00:00:21,190 --> 00:00:24,920 The liquid cool plate carrier or LCPC, 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,220 is an active cooling system that utilizes a liquid chill 11 00:00:28,220 --> 00:00:30,230 pad against the users back. 12 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:32,890 And a commercial off the shelf water bladder, 13 00:00:32,890 --> 00:00:34,890 With our proprietary circulation system. 14 00:00:38,274 --> 00:00:41,350 Other cooling systems on the market such as these, 15 00:00:41,350 --> 00:00:45,480 Require additional clothing, are heavy and complex, 16 00:00:45,480 --> 00:00:47,523 and add unnecessary bulk to the wearer. 17 00:00:48,630 --> 00:00:52,830 The LCPC does not add any additional clothing, 18 00:00:52,830 --> 00:00:55,640 is streamlined, simple to use, 19 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,170 is able to integrate in to most commercially available 20 00:00:58,170 --> 00:01:01,640 plate carriers, and adds only 10 ounces of weight 21 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:02,763 to the wearer's load. 22 00:01:04,890 --> 00:01:08,210 In order to test the operation of the LCPC, 23 00:01:08,210 --> 00:01:11,290 four individuals participated in a functional fitness test, 24 00:01:11,290 --> 00:01:14,270 For 10 minutes donning the vest 25 00:01:14,270 --> 00:01:16,283 without the cooling function activated. 26 00:01:18,270 --> 00:01:20,560 Heart rates were monitored throughout the test, 27 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:21,800 and participants were kept 28 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,720 in their individual performance zone. 29 00:01:24,841 --> 00:01:29,841 - That's a lot of work, 150. 30 00:01:30,332 --> 00:01:31,543 - [Man] Go ahead and hit it and then... 31 00:01:31,543 --> 00:01:32,780 (muffled talking) 32 00:01:32,780 --> 00:01:35,650 - [Narrator] Sensors were placed inside the vest to monitor 33 00:01:35,650 --> 00:01:37,473 temperatures at regular intervals. 34 00:01:38,570 --> 00:01:42,670 Temperatures inside the vest rose up to 21° higher than 35 00:01:42,670 --> 00:01:44,120 then the ambient temperature. 36 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:47,210 Once the cooling system was activated-- 37 00:01:47,210 --> 00:01:48,043 - [Man] Oh I feel it now. 38 00:01:48,043 --> 00:01:49,490 - [Narrator] By pressing a button 39 00:01:49,490 --> 00:01:51,020 the results were instantaneous. 40 00:01:51,020 --> 00:01:53,422 - Oh yeah. - [Narrator] Within 30 seconds 41 00:01:53,422 --> 00:01:55,480 temperatures inside the vest 42 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,090 dropped an average of 21 degrees. 43 00:01:57,090 --> 00:01:58,250 - It's like jumping in an ice bath. 44 00:01:58,250 --> 00:01:59,620 - [Narrator] Within two minutes 45 00:01:59,620 --> 00:02:01,210 the temperatures inside the vest 46 00:02:01,210 --> 00:02:02,747 dropped an average of 32°. 47 00:02:03,647 --> 00:02:07,064 (loud labored breathing) 48 00:02:11,455 --> 00:02:13,288 - [Man] There it goes. 49 00:02:18,099 --> 00:02:20,349 - Okay I feel it starting. 50 00:02:22,700 --> 00:02:24,553 - Feels like an iceberg thrown no my back. 51 00:02:27,380 --> 00:02:28,550 - Oh that's nice. 52 00:02:28,550 --> 00:02:29,880 - [Man] We seriously need to get this vest 53 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:31,080 to the rest of our guys.