Research Catalog

Title

Review of Department of Defense Test Protocols for Combat Helmets / Committee on Review of Test Protocols Used by the DoD to Test Combat Helmets, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Publication

• Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2014]
• ©2014

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Additional Authors

• National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Review of Test Protocols Used by the DoD to Test Combat Helmets.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Army Science and Technology.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Description

xviii, 140 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Summary

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.

Subjects

• Combat survivability (Military engineering)
• Body armor > Materials > Research
• Helmets > Materials > Research

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographic references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available via the World Wide Web.

ISBN

• 9780309298667
• 0309298660

OCLC

• ocn878502744
• 878502744
• SCSB-5741746

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries