CONTENTS:-
PART 1 DESIGN ISSUES IN MILITARY CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT :
1. Key issues in body armour: threats, materials and design
I Horsfall, Cranfield University, UK
- Introduction
- Injury mechanisms
- Armour and threat characteristics
- Textile ballistic body armour
- Knife armour
- High velocity ballistic armour
- Conclusions
- Sources of further information
- References
2. Assessing military equipment requirements and capability: the Australian experience
J Davy, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia
- Introduction: History of Australian LAND (L) soldier modernisation project
- The development of the integrated soldier combat system
- The spiral development action plan (SDAP) – to
- The spiral development action plan (SDAP) in-depth – survivability and CI (command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence)
- A systems approach - LAND (L) High level architecture framework
- Future trends – from spiral development to adaptive acquisition
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- References
3. Anthropometric methods for the successful design of military clothing and equipment
D J Carr, Cranfield University, UK, C A Wilson and R M Laing, University of Otago, New Zealand
- Introduction
- Anthropometric methods
- Development of sizing systems
- Anthropometry of military personnel
- Conclusions
- Sources of further information
- Acknowledgement
- References
4. Psychological issues in military uniform design
G P Krueger, Colonel (retired) US Army, USA
- Introduction: the evolution of military uniforms
- The protective role of the functional military uniform
- Human factors to be considered in the development of military uniforms
- Future trends
- Conclusion
- Sources of further information
- References
5. Colour and camouflage design issues in military clothing
J Baumbach, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
- Introduction
- Camouflage: colours and patterns
- Human perception
- Perceiving the environment: the human visual system and electronic imagers
- Camouflage design considerations
- Evaluation of colour and camouflage design
- Future trends
- Sources of further reading and advice
- References
6. Materials and design issues for military helmets
A M S Hamouda, Qatar University, Qatar and R M Sohaimi, A M A Zaidi and S Abdullah, National Defence University Malaysia, Malaysia
- Introduction
- History of ballistic helmets
- Head impact mechanics and injury
- Design aspects of ballistic helmets
- Types of materials used for ballistic helmets
- Modelling projectile impact on ballistic helmets
- Manufacturing of ballistic helmets
- Testing of ballistic helmets
- Future trends and conclusions
- References
7. Design issues in military footwear and hand wear
G Torrens and I Campbell, Loughborough University, UK, W Tutton, Ministry of Defence (MoD), UK
- Introduction
- Fit of hand wear and footwear
- Physiological maintenance
- Task performance
- Other factors which influence the design of footwear and hand wear
- Future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
- References
PART 2 APPLICATIONS TO PARTICULAR TYPES OF MILITARY CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT :
8. Customization of a lightweight bullet proof vest for the female form
F Boussu and P Bruniaux, University of Lille North of France, France
- Introduction
- Hierarchy modelling for pattern design of a soft ballistic panel
- Types of fibrous materials used for soft ballistic body amour protection
- Ballistic results from a D body armour prototype
- Conclusions
- References
9. Optimisation of body armour design parameters: vulnerability and survivability assessment
C Couldrick, Cranfield University, UK
- Introduction
- Components of personal armour design
- A systems approach to personal armour design
- Future opportunities to improve personal armour design
- Conclusions
- References
10. High performance ballistic protection using polymer nanocomposites
D K Y Tam, S Ruan, P Gao and T Yu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, People’s Republic of China
- Introduction
- Bulletproof vests as ballistic protection
- The application of nanotechnology for ballistic protection materials
- Production of high performance ballistic proof fibers from nanotechnology
- Applications of nanocomposite ballistic materials
- Future trends
- Sources of further information
- References
11. Modelling the comfort and protection qualities of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective clothing
P Brasser, Brapa Consultancy and M Sobera, Shell International Exploration and Production BV, The Netherlands
- Introduction
- Processes to be modelled
- Micro-scale modelling
- Meso-scale modelling
- Macro-scale full-scale virtual mannequin modelling
- Future trends and conclusions
- References
12. Advances in materials for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective clothing
U Turaga, R J Kendall, V Singh, M Lalagiri and S Ramkumar, Texas Tech University, USA
- Introduction
- Characteristics of chemical, biological and nuclear Agents
- Detection of chemical, biological and nuclear (CBN) agents
- Protection from chemical, biological and nuclear (CBN) agents
- Decontamination of chemical, biological and nuclear (CBN) agents
- Multi-functional materials for protection
- Applications of nanotechnology in the defense sector
- Conclusions
- References
13. Designing load carriage systems for military personnel
W Tutton and H Denton, Ministry of Defence (MoD), UK
- Introduction
- Basic principles and key issues of soldier load carriage
- Implications of human factors on soldier load carriage design
- Applications of load carriage systems
- Future trends
- Sources of further information and advice
- References
14. Advanced hydration systems for soldiers: the example of the US army
J Kirk, US Army Natick Soldier Center, USA
- Introduction: combat hydration requirements
- Historical review of US military hydration systems
- Recent advances in hydration systems
- Future trends for individual hydration
- References
