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Advances in military textiles and personal equipment

Edited by E Sparks, Cranfield University, UK

Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles No. 122

Provides excellent grounding in the latest developments in military textiles and protective clothing.
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A valuable source of knowledge for researchers and designers of protective textiles and clothing for defence applications.
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 - summarises key research on the design, manufacture and applications of military textiles
 - begins with an overview of the issues related to the successful design of military textiles and reviews materials and design issues in military helmets, footwear and hand wear
 - sections consider applications of particular types of military clothing and equipment, including optimisation of body armour design, and discusses advances in materials and modelling of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protective clothing
 - looks at designing load carriage and advanced hydration systems for military personnel

The right clothing and equipment is of vital importance to the survival and effectiveness of military personnel. Advances in military textiles and personal equipment summarises key research on the design, manufacture and applications of military textiles.

Beginning with an overview of design issues, part one explores anthropometric methods, psychological, colour and camouflage issues related to the successful design of military textiles. Materials and design issues in military helmets, footwear and hand wear are also reviewed. Part two goes on to consider applications of particular types of military clothing and equipment, including optimisation of body armour design, high performance ballistic protection using polymer nanocomposite technology as well as advances in materials and modelling of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protective clothing. Finally, Advances in military textiles and personal equipment looks specifically at designing load carriage and advanced hydration systems for military personnel.

With its distinguished editor and international team of expert contributors, Advances in military textiles and personal equipment is an invaluable resource for all those working in the design, manufacture and production of military clothing and equipment, as well as for the defence industry itself.

Published in association with The Textile Institute

£140.00 / US$240.00 / €170.00

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About the editor

Dr Emma Sparks is a Course Director in the School of Defence and Security, Cranfield University, an academic provider to the Defence Academy, UK.

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Contents

PART 1 DESIGN ISSUES IN MILITARY CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT
PART 2 APPLICATIONS TO PARTICULAR TYPES OF MILITARY CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

PART 1 DESIGN ISSUES IN MILITARY CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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