The Design, Development, and Testing of an Aircrew Restraint System for Army Aircraft

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to design, test, and optimize an aircrew restraint system for a forward-facing, nonejection seat for Army aircraft based on the criteria contained in Chapter 4 of USAAMRDL Technical Report 71-122, 'Crash Survival Design Guide', October 1971, and to prepare a proposed draft Military Specification. A literature search was conducted to determine the state of the art in restraint system development and injury potential prediction technology. The dynamics of an occupant restrained in an integrally armored crew seat were analyzed to establish restraint system performance trends as a function of pertinent variables.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0746631

Entities

People

  • Gregory Kourouklis
  • John J. Glancy
  • Stanley P. Desjardins

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Airframes
  • Bone Fractures
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Ejection Seats
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Aircraft
  • Skull
  • Spine
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Wear Resistance
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design