Review of Department of Defense Test Protocols for Combat Helmets

Review of the Department of Defense Test Protocols for Combat Helmets considers the technical issues relating to test protocols for military combat helmets. At the request of the DOD Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, this report evaluates the adequacy of the Advanced Combat Helmet test protocol for both first article testing and lot acceptance testing, including its use of the metrics of probability of no penetration and the upper tolerance limit (used to evaluate backface deformation). The report evaluates appropriate use of statistical techniques in gathering data; adequacy of current helmet testing procedures; procedures for the conduct of additional analysis of penetration and backface deformation data; and scope of characterization testing relative to the benefit of the information obtained.

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• Authors: Board On Army Science And Technology, Committee on Review of Test Protocols Us, Committee on Review of Test Protocols Used by the Dod to Test Combat Helmets, Division on Engineering and Physical Sci, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9780309298667
• ISBN: 978-0-309-29866-7
• No. of pages: 158
• Dimensions: 215 mm x 279 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 548 g
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering