Enhancing Injury Protection Capabilities of Army Combat Helmets

Abstract

Traditionally, combat helmet design has focused on improving ballistic protection, but there has been recent interest in providing better protection from blunt impacts as well. In the military environment, many factors can produce blunt force head injury, including ground vehicle or aircraft mishaps, falls, etc. This paper outlines recent accomplishments of the combat helmet program at the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) that have contributed measurably to enhanced Soldier survival in current combat operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA481713

Entities

People

  • B. Joseph McEntire
  • F. T. Brozoski
  • J. S. Crowley
  • K. L. Padgett

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Brain Injuries
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Craniocerebral Trauma
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Head Injuries
  • Images
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Polystyrenes
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Economics
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.