Modeling of hyperelastic polymer gels under blunt ballistic impact with three-dimensional flexibilities

BB Yin, WK Sun, Y Zhang, KM Liew - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer gels are promising surrogates for human tissues, whereas simulating the behavior
of these materials in 3D scenarios, particularly when they are subjected to dynamic loads …

Assessment of thorax finite element model response for behind armor blunt trauma impact loading using an epidemiological database

DS Cronin, MC Bustamante… - Journal of …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Nonperforating ballistic impacts on thoracic armor can cause blunt injuries, known as behind-
armor blunt trauma (BABT). To evaluate the potential for this injury, the back face …

The use of finite element models for backface deformation and body armour design: a systematic review

AAR Sarhan, M Franklyn, PVS Lee - Computer Methods in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
While injuries sustained from body armour backface deformation (BFD) have not been well-
documented in military injury trauma registries, data from US law enforcement officers …

Review of non-penetrating ballistic testing techniques for protection assessment: From biological data to numerical and physical surrogates

M Chaufer, R Delille, B Bourel… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Human surrogates have long been employed to simulate human behaviour, beginning in
the automotive industry and now widely used throughout the safety framework to estimate …

A new biomechanical FE model for blunt thoracic impact

M Chaufer, R Delille, B Bourel, C Marechal… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the field of biomechanics, numerical procedures can be used to understand complex
phenomena that cannot be analyzed with experimental setups. The use of experimental …

On the use of a SEBS polymer gel block as a new ballistic target to assess blunt ballistic impacts: Application to a wide range of LLKE projectiles

A Bracq, R Delille, C Maréchal, B Bourel… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of the present paper is to determine the ability of a transparent polymeric gel,
used as a reference material with a mechanical response comparable to that of a human …

防暴动能弹胸部钝击有限元模型研究综述

汪送, 战仁军 - 系统仿真学报, 2020 - china-simulation.com
为推动钝性弹道冲击领域胸部及弹丸有限元模型的构建及验证研究工作, 对具有详细解剖结构和
类比结构的胸部有限元模型进行了梳理, 对比分析了五种典型胸部有限元模型及其验证方法 …

NATO standardized method for assessing the thoracic impact of Kinetic Energy Non-Lethal Weapons

C Robbe, A Papy, N Nsiampa, P Drapela… - Human Factors and …, 2023 - Springer
Kinetic energy non-lethal weapons (KENLW) systems remain one of the most widespread
non-lethal weapons on the field. NATO has recently published four standardized documents …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical study on the blocking effect of skin on Flash-Ball Impact and damage assessment

D Ouyang, C Qin, X Qin, Q Zhang, X Liu - Defence Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
To explore the response law of non-lethal large-size kinetic energy projectiles to blunt attack
on skin tissue, and to evaluate the skin injury characteristics of the attacked personnel and …

Human subject research protection ethics in the research and development (R&D) of non-lethal weapons

ES Mezzacappa - Journal of Military Ethics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Non-lethal weapons (NLW) have become an increasingly important class of weapons.
Creating these armaments requires examination of ethical issues in their research and …