Body Armor

Abstract

The document describes a method for evaluation of body armor functional performance characteristics. It identifies supporting tests, facilities, and equipment required, and provides procedures for preoperational inspection, physical characteristics, safety, personnel training, sizing, fitting, compatibility with combat tasks, durability, reliability, care, maintenance, human factors, and value analysis. Appreciable to body armor designed for protection of selected areas from the neck to the ankles. Excludes head armor, foot armor, and ballistic testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 18, 1972
Accession Number
AD0751155

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abdomen
  • Army Personnel
  • Body Armor
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Design
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instructions
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Munitions Testing
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Small Arms
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

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