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Abstract. Research has been conducted into the survivability of occupants of
military vehicles from landmine detonations. This research has focused on
understanding the mechanism of how occupants of vehicles involved in
landmine detonations are injured or killed by landmines. Experiments have
been conducted using a range of military vehicles with and
without additional armor protection. A range of instruments including anthropomorphic
test devices (Crashdummies), pressure gauges, accelerometers and the newly developed
frangible synthetic leg (FSL) were used in these experiments. This
paper concludes that the effects of landmine detonations on occupants
of vehicles can be reduced. However, for light vehicles such
as Landrovers, little can be done to protect occupants from
serious injury. Add-on armor stops lethal fragments penetrating light vehicle
floors, but des not protect occupants from injurious blast overpressures
and dangerously high translational shock loads. The paper also discusses
the mechanisms that caused injuries to occupants and methods to
reduce their effects.
Related topics:
mines, vehicle protection, armor, mobility
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