Flat panel test hardware and technology for assessing ballistic performance of helmet personnel protective equipment
US9867414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M7/08
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A testing apparatus to assess ballistic performance of helmet personnel protective equipment having a flat helmet analog with a helmet shell material in flat panel form and at least one helmet suspension pad; head surrogate components including a skull skin surrogate, a skull bone surrogate, and a brain tissue surrogate; a pressure indicating film adjacent to the head surrogate components; and one or more pressure sensors in the brain tissue surrogate. Also disclosed is the related method for assessing ballistic performance of helmet personnel protective equipment.
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