Soldier Integrated Headwear System: Conceptual Design Phase Summary Report
Abstract
The aim of the Soldier's Integrated Headwear System (SIHS) project is to empirically determine the most promising headwear integration concept that significantly enhances the survivability and effectiveness of the future Canadian soldier/warfighter by developing, evaluating, and demonstrating novel concepts for integrating enhanced protection, sensing, information display, and communications technologies into a headwear system. The SIHS design cycle comprises four developmental phases: concept design, digital models, physical mock-ups, and a final functional prototype. This report describes the process and results of the concept development phase. Seven concept helmet designs were developed using conceptual foci based on helmet and operational functions, and helmet capabilities in relation to the five NATO capability areas: lethality, survivability, mobility, sustainability, and C4I. A downselection process was then undertaken to progress the most successful features and capabilities of the seven concepts into four new concepts for further development in the Digital Model Development phase. The traceability of all design ideas, from the initial seven concepts through to the four new downselected concepts, is detailed in this report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 22, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA477252
Entities
People
- David W. Tack
- Heather J. Colbert
Organizations
- HumanSystems Incorporated