Skin Penetration from Non-Lethal Munitions

Abstract

The US Government has developed finite element models of the human torso for the calculation of Risk of Significant Injury (RSI) due to blunt impact trauma. These models are equipped with existing skin penetration capabilities; however, these features are nascent compared to those found in models that contain deeper tissue layers. As such, AMERICAN SYSTEMS and the University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics (UVA-CAB) investigated the interactions between free-flight blunt impactors and post-mortem human skin to inform and improve these penetration models. During this study, AMERICAN SYSTEMS and UVA-CAB developed an experimental testing and analysis methodology to support the model development and integration through an iterative approach. In collaboration with the Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office (JIFCO), the Institutes for Defense Analyses (IDA) and the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Lab, our team developed 3 primary research aims.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1196467

Entities

People

  • Daniel F. Shedd
  • J. S. Giudice
  • Jared A. Rifkin
  • Jason L. Forman
  • Matthew B Panzer
  • Parker R. Berthelson

Organizations

  • University of Virginia

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abdomen
  • Adipose Tissue
  • Algorithms
  • Body Regions
  • Boundaries
  • Cameras
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Experimental Data
  • Experimental Design
  • Free Flight
  • Geometry
  • Impact Tests
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Q Fever

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Research Science/Academic Research