FIRING SHOCK EFFECT ON GUNNERS IN A LIGHTWEIGHT ARMORED VEHICLE.

Abstract

If large-caliber weapons are mounted on lightweight vehicles, firing shock could present a problem of safety and gunner task performance degradation. The following plan was accomplished: (1) objective acceleration measurements of firing shock in an anthropomorphic dummy, (2) measurements of acceleration in actual gunners, (3) simulation in a dynamic simulator, and (4) subjective responses of a sample of gunners. Study results were used to demonstrate system feasibility, establish design parameters, and establish base line information for future studies. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0681210

Entities

People

  • Francis M. Mcintyre
  • John D. Waugh

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Base Lines
  • Degradation
  • Lightweight
  • Measurement
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Systems Analysis and Design