FLAT PANEL TEST HARDWARE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR ASSESSING BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE OF HELMET PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

摘要

A testing apparatus to assess ballistic performance of helmet personnel protective equipment having a flat helmet analogue with a helmet shell material in flat panel form and at least one helmet suspension pad; head surrogate components including a skull skin surrogate, a skull bone surrogate, and a brain tissue surrogate; a pressure indicating film adjacent to the head surrogate components; and one or more pressure sensors in the brain tissue surrogate. Also disclosed is the related method for assessing ballistic performance of helmet personnel protective equipment.

主权项

1. A testing apparatus to assess ballistic performance of helmet personnel protective equipment, comprising:
a flat helmet analogue, comprising a helmet shell material in flat panel form and at least one helmet suspension pad; head surrogate components, comprising a skull skin surrogate, a skull bone surrogate, and a brain tissue surrogate, wherein the flat helmet analogue is adjacent to the head surrogate components; a pressure indicating film adjacent to the head surrogate components; and one or more pressure sensors within the brain tissue surrogate.