Author: John V. Barson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
The role of the protective flying helmet has rapidly expanded from being a device for protecting the flyer from impact and noise hazards to include mounting platforms for vision enhancement devices as well as target sighting and designation systems that requires a greater degree of helmet stability and may result in greater physical exertion by the wearer. Many of the personnel now involved in the operation of these various systems are not pilots and may only fly in the aircraft for specific missions. Additionally, the requirement to wear chemical defense respirators make the fitting and refitting of these helmets time and manpower consuming. This paper describes a new helmet fitting/retention system developed at the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine that has the potential to provide a quick and effective method of rendering a good, safe, and stable helmet fit using a minimum number of helmet sizes. The fitting/retention system also provides a relatively consistent eye position for optical systems and allows rapid donning of a chemical defense respirator. Additionally, the fitting/retention system can be used for a one-size-fits-all helmet while retaining all the above mentioned features for personnel who are only flying on specific missions and normally are not issued a flight helmet.
The RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine Proposed Helmet Fitting/Retention System
Author: John V. Barson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
The role of the protective flying helmet has rapidly expanded from being a device for protecting the flyer from impact and noise hazards to include mounting platforms for vision enhancement devices as well as target sighting and designation systems that requires a greater degree of helmet stability and may result in greater physical exertion by the wearer. Many of the personnel now involved in the operation of these various systems are not pilots and may only fly in the aircraft for specific missions. Additionally, the requirement to wear chemical defense respirators make the fitting and refitting of these helmets time and manpower consuming. This paper describes a new helmet fitting/retention system developed at the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine that has the potential to provide a quick and effective method of rendering a good, safe, and stable helmet fit using a minimum number of helmet sizes. The fitting/retention system also provides a relatively consistent eye position for optical systems and allows rapid donning of a chemical defense respirator. Additionally, the fitting/retention system can be used for a one-size-fits-all helmet while retaining all the above mentioned features for personnel who are only flying on specific missions and normally are not issued a flight helmet.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
The role of the protective flying helmet has rapidly expanded from being a device for protecting the flyer from impact and noise hazards to include mounting platforms for vision enhancement devices as well as target sighting and designation systems that requires a greater degree of helmet stability and may result in greater physical exertion by the wearer. Many of the personnel now involved in the operation of these various systems are not pilots and may only fly in the aircraft for specific missions. Additionally, the requirement to wear chemical defense respirators make the fitting and refitting of these helmets time and manpower consuming. This paper describes a new helmet fitting/retention system developed at the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine that has the potential to provide a quick and effective method of rendering a good, safe, and stable helmet fit using a minimum number of helmet sizes. The fitting/retention system also provides a relatively consistent eye position for optical systems and allows rapid donning of a chemical defense respirator. Additionally, the fitting/retention system can be used for a one-size-fits-all helmet while retaining all the above mentioned features for personnel who are only flying on specific missions and normally are not issued a flight helmet.
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Helmet-mounted Displays and Sights
Author: Mordekhai Velger
Publisher: Artech House Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Here's an in-depth, design practitioner's study of helmet-mounted display and sight technology (HMD/HMS). This unique combination of advanced optics, computing, and electronics gives users a continuous, hands-free display of computer, 3-D, or virtual imaging. Authored by a leading aerospace engineer, Helmet-Mounted Displays and Sights takes a comprehensive look at this increasingly popular technology -- from the human factors associated with the use of HMDs, to design requirements of HMD/HMS, to new and future advances in image source and display technology, and more.
Publisher: Artech House Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Here's an in-depth, design practitioner's study of helmet-mounted display and sight technology (HMD/HMS). This unique combination of advanced optics, computing, and electronics gives users a continuous, hands-free display of computer, 3-D, or virtual imaging. Authored by a leading aerospace engineer, Helmet-Mounted Displays and Sights takes a comprehensive look at this increasingly popular technology -- from the human factors associated with the use of HMDs, to design requirements of HMD/HMS, to new and future advances in image source and display technology, and more.
Aerospace Medicine and Biology
Government Reports Announcements & Index
Government Reports Annual Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government reports announcements & index
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government reports announcements & index
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News
Aerospace
Dressing for Altitude
Author: Dennis R. Jenkins
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160901102
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
"Since its earliest days, flight has been about pushing the limits of technology and, in many cases, pushing the limits of human endurance. The human body can be the limiting factor in the design of aircraft and spacecraft. Humans cannot survive unaided at high altitudes. There have been a number of books written on the subject of spacesuits, but the literature on the high-altitude pressure suits is lacking. This volume provides a high-level summary of the technological development and operational use of partial- and full-pressure suits, from the earliest models to the current high altitude, full-pressure suits used for modern aviation, as well as those that were used for launch and entry on the Space Shuttle. The goal of this work is to provide a resource on the technology for suits designed to keep humans alive at the edge of space."--NTRS Web site.
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160901102
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
"Since its earliest days, flight has been about pushing the limits of technology and, in many cases, pushing the limits of human endurance. The human body can be the limiting factor in the design of aircraft and spacecraft. Humans cannot survive unaided at high altitudes. There have been a number of books written on the subject of spacesuits, but the literature on the high-altitude pressure suits is lacking. This volume provides a high-level summary of the technological development and operational use of partial- and full-pressure suits, from the earliest models to the current high altitude, full-pressure suits used for modern aviation, as well as those that were used for launch and entry on the Space Shuttle. The goal of this work is to provide a resource on the technology for suits designed to keep humans alive at the edge of space."--NTRS Web site.