Injury Evaluation Techniques for Non-Lethal Kinetic Energy Munitions

Abstract

Numerous types of nonpenetrating kinetic energy (KE) munitions have been developed and deployed throughout both the military and law-enforcement communities. The ability to evaluate the injury potential associated with this class of munitions has presented itself as a novel problem for the scientific community. Although several evaluation methods have been employed, currently, there is no widely accepted method for evaluating injury levels resulting from blunt impact derived from non-lethal projectiles. This paper briefly reviews two existing experimental techniques in addition to introducing a third. Data obtained from each of these procedures were collected for similar impacts and are offered for comparison.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA360135

Entities

People

  • Brendan J. Patton
  • Cynthia A. Bir
  • David H. Lyon

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Armor
  • Calibration
  • Energy
  • Health Services
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Law Enforcement
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Munitions
  • Projectiles
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Urban Areas
  • Weapons
  • Wounds And Injuries

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