As female Soldiers become more prevalent in the U.S. military, it is becoming increasingly important to address the physical differences that may limit their performance in the field. The purpose of this project was to design a female specific hip belt for the MOLLE system that complies with the U.S. Army standards to effectively distribute the load on the body while allowing the Soldier to complete all necessary tasks. The team developed a new hip belt making various modifications to increase the comfort and ease of adjustability. To validate the design, various tests were performed, including an obstacle course and pressure film testing. The results showed that the modified hip belt was an improvement from the current model in comfort and even weight distribution across the hips.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Overton, Marlisa A.
• Babeu, Amy Monique
• LaRoche, Erin M.
• Matty, Rachael Marie

Contributors

• Landry, Richard

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050114-122930

Advisor

• Troy, Karen

Year

• 2014

Date created

• 2014-05-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright