How Iron Man’s Suit Could Actually Work.

With the right level of technology, Iron Man’s suit could be real.

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Let’s face it: most people don’t need a suit that turns you into a superhero. But if you did, how could it actually work? With the right level of technology, Iron Man’s suit could be real.

Mechanics

To put it simply, the Iron Man suit is an armored exoskeleton that is equipped with both mechanical and electronic components. The suit itself is made up of multiple mechanical parts that all have to work together in order to allow Tony Stark to fly and function as a superhero. The electrical components are used to power up the suit, while software engineering is used for programming purpose. Materials science involves designing new materials that are light enough for flight but can still withstand collisions with other objects during combat situations. Fluid dynamics is used for optimizing aerodynamics and thermodynamics helps optimize thermal management (cooling systems).

Inertial Damping

In physics, the principle of inertia is that an object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an external force, and an object in motion will continue to move in a straight line with constant speed unless acted on by an external force. This can be interpreted as stating that it takes a force to accelerate a body or…