Dynamics of Head Protection (Impact Protective Comparison of the SPH-4 Flight Helmet to a Commercial Motorcycle Helmet)

Abstract

The impact protection provided by a commercial motorcycle helmet is evaluated in this report. The motorcycle helmet utilizes an expanded plastic foam liner of 12 mm thickness, which is less than that used in most motorcycle helmets made in this country today. The thickness of the foam is identical to that used in the US Army Aviator's standard Sound Protective Helmet No. 4 (SPH- 4). The impact protection provided by the commercial helmet is compared to the protection provided by the SPH-4 aviator helmet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161164

Entities

People

  • J. L. Haley Jr.
  • R. F. Rolsten

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bioengineering
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedical Research
  • Brain Injuries
  • Deceleration
  • Drop Tests
  • Flight Helmets
  • Health Services
  • Helmets
  • Impact Tests
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Skull
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Fixtures

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)