The emphasis on the primary effect of the biological enhancements is placed on the artificial heart, or more or less the ability to pump more blood without placing strain on the human body, such as the heart or blood vessels. Like with lance armstrong or those with high altitude training, the concept is to increase the amount of hemoglobin and blood cells in the human body, so as to absorb and store more oxygen and nutrients in the body, and transport it more quickly, as well. While there is a limit to human oxygen and nutrient saturation in organs, it's still substantially higher than what an ordinary person possesses, which is why many athletes possess greater endurance and capabilities than would be expected. While nothing can defeat exercise and training, the purpose of the equipment is to improve the human's ability substantially beyond that of ordinary people. Increasing blood levels, by itself, is relatively easy to accomplish; blood doping, via EPN, or Erythropoietin can be used to increase blood cells and more importantly, hemoglobin, which replicates the effects of high altitude training.
The primary drawbacks are increased blood pressure due to increased blood viscosity, which can put strain on the heart and cardiovascular system. Even assuming all the pressure was taken off of the heart, the blood pressure alone could cause arterial and vein hardening, a common side effect of heart disease, which has a high chance of death and permanent damage. The solution to mitigating these side effects relies therefore inherently not only on taking the strain of pumping more blood throughout the body, but off of the blood vessels, as well. To pump 10 times the blood throughout the body, the heart would need to work 10 times harder, which would also put more stress on the cardiovascular system. The artificial heart uses a hydraulic pump, rather than the rhythmic thumping typically associated with the heart; this not only allows for much more power and a much more efficient system, being approximately 9-10 times more efficient than a normal human heart, but substantially reduced blood pressure. Running at approximately 10,000 RPM, the artificial heart produces a level of blood pressure nearly immeasurable by most instruments, and can pump the blood faster throughout the body without putting strain on the heart, only on the mechanical actions of the heart. This means, the heart could, with a sufficient power system, potentially pump as much blood and hemoglobin as could fit or be useful in the human body. Alleviating these stresses allows for substantially greater potential for endurance, as the
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So, I figured, there would be a way to make armor in such a fashion that it could enhance the user's natural strength, sufficiently enough, to allow them to suport heavier equipment and in this particular case, armor, to improve their capability as a soldier. While exoskeletons would be prefferable, these types of things are not available at the moment, and thus, the only realistic, practical method at the moment is to enhance people's strength and capabilities, with technology. The purpose of such a device ultimately would be to get a soldier to a point where they could realistically y carry heavier armor and equipment. Covering the body in AR500 steel in sufficient thicknesses to stop most modern infantry weapons, such as Ak-47, would require a thickness of approximately a quarter of an inch, and weigh approximately 200 pounds; ATI500 steel would likely be better, but AR500 is used more commonly in infantry configurations. This could, for the most part, stop anything from 9mm rounds to 5.56mm and 7.62mm x 39mm, as well as 7.62mm x 54mm ammunition, potentially armor piercing (if it's ATI500). It would be useful for repeated hits in the same spot, and in addition could help stop most weapons such as hand grenades and IED's, as well as most likely mortars and shrapnel from RPG's. If soldier's were virtually invincible to small arms fire, this would not only reduce cuasalties consdierably, but also allow them to do things simply impossible to do before, granting them a wider range of mission capabilities. Invasions such as D-Day wouldn't result in so many people dead, and soldier's could essentially just storm across a country recklessly with no real fear of death. Unfortunately this is not only unrealistic for your average person, and even special forces, but simply impossible. Few if any people would be capable of this feat, carrying around this armor and moving at reasonable speeds, as well as the 75+ pounds of extra equipment they'd need. Certain types of armor, such as ceramics or dyneema, may be lighter weight, at 75-100 or so pounds, but stop less rounds, and be available in case the steel was simply too lightweight, or only cover major parts of their body, such as the head, chest, and upper legs. But essentially, this could transform and revolutionze soldier capabilities, as well as increase their ability to survive, as long as a certain minimum threshold is reached. While I'm not sure this i s achielvabe, here is some ideas I've had.
Artificial Heart and blood doping A major crux of the whole system would be the heart; while a normal human heart is an extremely powerful muscle, the human's ability to perform, while on adrenaline, for long distances and in streneous physical activity, is largely limited by this organ. While a person can run quickly and experiance sudden bursts of strength, especially on an adrenaline rush, there is a limit to where this is possible. While not entirely determined by the heart, if a person could for instance, remain at 210 beats per minute constantly, they could likely run at top speed for extremely long lengths of time, and virtually stay at peak levels of operation both physically and mentally for extremely long periods of time. If paired with blood doping, Injuries could be healed faster, and more nutrients could be realistically stored in the blood stream; while there is a limit to how much blood can influence performance and endurance, such as with oxygen saturation levels dependent on the lungs, and kidney function, as well as how much extra blood can be realistically added to the body, it would be a phenominal way to increase endurance and decrease recovery times, making getting stronger as well as being stronger signifignatly easier. Furthermore, the heart consumes between 10%-25% of the body's energy, and thus using an artifical one could remove a large portion of energy requirements from the body. The obvious question is, how would one achieve this? More of a technical issue, there are some emerging technologies that could compensate with this, the primary issues resting on the heart itself, blood pressure, blood viscocity, and a feasible power source. The general basis for the design is a hydraulic pump that slowly and consistently pumps blood through the body. Ordinary hearts operate in a pumping rythmic motion, delivering it's force in dull thuds. A single, powerful pulse pushes blood through veins, relying on the displacement of previous blood particles, to push them, with pressure, through the veins, which can handle a certain amount of blood pressure. While complications arise when blood pressure is too high, such as the potential for busting veins and arteries, machines can eliminate this is an issue all together, not only solving this issue, but helping out in many more ways, as well. The machine simply nearly constantly pumps blood; rather than sudden, ryhthmic pumps every second, it is a continous and constant stream of blood; depending on how relaxed it is, it can potentially be hundreds of time's less pressure than ordinary. A man with such a heart recently was officially confirmed dead, becuase his heart didn't show a pulse, as the blood pressure was so low. While an ordinary person would be considered nearth death, this person quite obviously was still moving around; thus, levels of 5-10 times the blood circulation rate would be feasible with such a design, provided there was an adequate power source. Heart rate alone cannot increase athletic performance, however; while an increased heart rate circulates blood faster, allowing for more oxygen to be absorbed from the lungs, waste products to be asborbed by the liver and kidney, and nutrients to be absorbed from the digestive system and various storage places, there is a limit to how much blood can absorb and transport in a given unit, or a blood saturation level. Thus, increased function of other organs would be neccesary to increase athletic performance, as well as blood supply. Luckily, organ function can be improved with more blood; blood doping and high altitude training, resulting in more blood,
