[HTML][HTML] Ballistic helmets: Recent advances in materials, protection mechanisms, performance, and head injury mitigation

Y Li, H Fan, XL Gao - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Combat helmets provide protection against ballistic threats and blunt impact forces, and
wearing them has greatly reduced head injuries and saved lives of many soldiers. With the …

Experimental techniques for performance evaluation of shielding materials and configurations subjected to Blast and Ballistic impacts: A State-of-the-Art Review

A Pai, M Rodriguez-Millan, M Beppu… - Thin-Walled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Blast and ballistic impacts are high-strain rate events that can cause catastrophic damage to
structures and endanger human lives. Shielding materials play a critical role in mitigating the …

Protective performance and dynamic behavior of composite body armor with shear stiffening gel as buffer material under ballistic impact

F Tang, C Dong, Z Yang, Y Kang, X Huang, M Li… - … Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
To solve the problem of insufficient protective performance of the existing body armor, an
impact-resistant shear stiffening gel (SSG) with excellent flexibility and formability was …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental characterisation and numerical simulation of ballistic penetration of columnar ceramic/fiber laminate composite armor

Y Jiang, K Qian, Y Zhang, Y Xia, Z Xiong, Z Zhang… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
To improve the design of lightweight, high-performance bulletproof armors, three columnar
ceramic/fiber laminate composite armors were designed and prepared, and their ballistic …

Finite element analysis of the Advanced Combat Helmet under various ballistic impacts

E Palta, H Fang, DC Weggel - International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
In this research, ballistic performance of the Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH), which is
currently used by the US military, were numerically and experimentally evaluated. The ACH …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical analyses of ballistic resistance evaluation of combat helmet using Hybrid III headform

M Rodriguez-Millan, I Rubio, FJ Burpo, KM Tse… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Combat helmets are the primary system for protecting the head against ballistic impacts.
Generally, combat helmets have been evaluated using a ballistic plasticine head surrogate …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on the protective performance of bulletproof plate and padding materials under ballistic impact

L Chang, Y Guo, X Huang, Y Xia, Z Cai - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
With the upgrading of protective equipment, the penetration ability of bullets into protective
equipment is reduced, and the problem of non-penetrating brain injury caused by bullet …

Ballistic performance of aramid composite combat helmet for protection against small projectiles

I Rubio, M Rodríguez-Millán, M Marco, A Olmedo… - Composite …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the ballistic performance of aramid composite combat helmet
commonly worn by military and security corps, against small projectiles threat. We propose a …

Effect of full helmet systems on human head responses under blast loading

M Rodríguez-Millán, LB Tan, KM Tse, HP Lee… - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on helmet design for head protection under blast threats. It is presented
a numerical investigation of the head response accruing to blast loads on helmet protective …

[HTML][HTML] Impact response of advance combat helmet pad systems

M Rodriguez-Millan, I Rubio, FJ Burpo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Combat helmets are designed to protect against ballistic threats and fragments of explosive
devices. There are numerous types of helmet comfort foams available. However, pad …