A Systems View of Vehicle Landmine Survivability. Issue 1 (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cimpoeru, S.J.; Phillips, P.; Ritzel, D.V.
• Is Part Of: International journal of protective structures. Volume 6:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 137
• Page End: 153
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Vehicle Landmine Protection -- Underbelly Blast Physics -- Dynamic Deformation -- Global Vehicle Motions -- Occupant Survivability -- Vehicle Survivability; Buildings -- Protection -- Periodicals; Buildings -- Blast effects -- Periodicals; Building, Bombproof -- Periodicals; Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Periodicals; Shock (Mechanics) -- Periodicals; 624.176
• DOI: 10.1260/2041-4196.6.1.137
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2041-4196

Abstract

The protection of vehicle occupants against landmines is a systems problem which must consider multiple failure paths that can lead to occupant injuries. The response of a vehicle to underbelly blast from a landmine can be divided into three categories: 1) hull response to an immediate external blast load; 2) internal vehicle dynamics; and 3) global vehicle motions. Vehicle survivability is a broad and complex topic which is discussed in these terms and examples of protective subsystem elements are included. This paper argues that decomposing a complex blast protection system into its components from a systems point of view should contribute to the enhanced survivability of vehicle occupants.