Managing Risks: Statistically Principled Approaches to Combat Helmet Testing

Abstract

Combat helmets protect troops against artillery rounds, mines, and small caliber bullets. Helmet designers strive to achieve high ballistic protection with lightweight helmets. Modern combat helmets are made from dynamic materials such as aramid and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers, which show more variability in performance than simpler armors. The Services conduct acceptance tests to evaluate the ballistic performance of each helmet design and production lot. The challenge to testers is to construct efficient tests to determine whether these helmets meet performance criteria.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1124049

Entities

People

  • Janice Hester
  • Laura Freeman
  • Thomas M Johnson

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Aramid Fibers
  • Armor
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Body Armor
  • Fibers
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Maximum Likelihood Estimation
  • Molecular Weight
  • Munitions Testing
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Polyethylenes
  • Probability
  • Projectiles
  • Protective Equipment
  • Small Arms
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

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  • Military Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials