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Helmet-Mounted Displays: - USAARL - The - U.S. Army

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206<br />

B. Joseph McEntire<br />

Type Reference<br />

helmet<br />

Foam pads APH-5<br />

APH-6<br />

Three-strap<br />

sling<br />

<strong>The</strong>rmoplastic<br />

Liner (TPL TM )<br />

Pads, mesh, &<br />

drawstring<br />

<strong>The</strong>rmofit<br />

Liner (TFL TM )<br />

SPH-3<br />

SPH-4<br />

SPH-4<br />

SPH-4B<br />

HGU -56/P<br />

Others . . .<br />

Table 7.2.<br />

<strong>Helmet</strong> fitting systems.<br />

Fielding<br />

status<br />

No longer<br />

used<br />

Some SPH-4<br />

still in use<br />

Currently<br />

fielded<br />

IHADSS Currently<br />

fielded<br />

Various<br />

SPH and<br />

HGU types<br />

Attributes<br />

Various pad thicknesses<br />

accommodated variable head<br />

sizes. Comfort dependent on<br />

user.<br />

Individual strap adjustment<br />

provided user adjustability.<br />

Comfort difficult to achieve,<br />

some individuals experience<br />

significant discomfort, others had<br />

no problems. Attachment clips<br />

contributed to SPH-4 impact<br />

attenuation.<br />

Widely accepted in the aviation<br />

environment. Can be<br />

individually fitted by heating.<br />

Can be cleaned. May adversely<br />

affect helmet stability. Durable.<br />

Difficult to comfortably fit the<br />

IHADSS helmet. May degrade<br />

helmet retention if too many pads<br />

are used to ob tain comfortable<br />

fit.<br />

Special cases Currently used by <strong>USAARL</strong><br />

when comfortab le fits cannot be<br />

attained with the standard issue<br />

TPL TM . Performance still under<br />

evaluation.<br />

Table 7.2. (continued)

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