Impact and Armour Group, Centre for Defence Engineering, Cranfield University, Shrivenham, UK
Senior Fellow, Defence Equipment and Support, Bristol, UK.
BMJ Mil Health. 2020 Oct;166(5):342-346. doi: 10.1136/jramc-2018-001123. Epub 2019 Jun 6.
The aim of this paper was to provide the military medical community with an expert summary of military helmets used by HM Armed Forces. The design of military helmets and test methods used to determine the fragmentation and non-ballistic impact protection are discussed. The helmets considered are Parachutist, Combat Vehicle Crewman, Mk6, Mk6A, Mk7 and VIRTUS. The helmets considered provide different levels of fragmentation and non-ballistic impact protection dictated by the materials available at the time of the helmet design and the end-user requirement. The UK Ministry of Defence defines the area of coverage of military helmets by considering external anatomical features to provide protection to the brain and the majority of the brainstem. Established test methods exist to assess the performance of the helmet with respect to the threats; however, these test methods do not typically consider anatomical vulnerability.
本文的目的是为军队医疗界提供有关英国武装部队使用的军用头盔的专家总结。讨论了军用头盔的设计和用于确定碎片和非弹道冲击保护的测试方法。考虑的头盔有伞兵盔、战斗车辆乘员盔、Mk6、Mk6A、Mk7 和 VIRTUS。这些头盔提供了不同程度的碎片和非弹道冲击保护，这取决于头盔设计时可用的材料和最终用户的要求。英国国防部通过考虑外部解剖特征来定义军用头盔的覆盖区域，以提供对大脑和大部分脑干的保护。现有的测试方法可用于评估头盔对威胁的性能；然而，这些测试方法通常不考虑解剖学上的脆弱性。
