Development of Headforms for Sizing Infantry Helmets

Abstract

A new technique for defining and measuring head shapes was developed and applied in the fabrication of a set of first generation plaster headforms. The design of a unique head measuring device is reported. The device is a clear polycarbonate hemisphere on which are mounted twenty-seven moveable mechanical probes. The hemisphere is placed over a subject's head, and the probes are moved to contact the head and thus define head shape. The probe data from a population of Army men were reduced statistically to yield generalized head shapes. The feasibility of combining this probe technique with classical anthropometric head measurements to yield generalized head shapes of various sizes was demonstrated. A set of first generation headforms was sculptured using specified probe data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0787277

Entities

People

  • Lawrence R. Mcmanus
  • Philip E. Durand
  • William D. Claus Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Bodies
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Fabrication
  • Four Dimensional
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Hemispheres
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Military Engineering.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.