Modern Approaches to the Development of Head and Respiratory Protective Devices for Military Men

Highlights. It is necessary to elaborate the plan of development of respiratory protective devices.  This plan should suggest that these devices should be further implemented into combat uniform set for military men. It also should propose a multifunctional head protective device.

This article presents the most relevant design concepts that are to be implemented into a new protective set.

Relevance. The paper discusses studies aimed at development of new samples of respiratory protective devices, as well as facial skin and eye protective devices for military men. These devices should protect from physiologically active substances. The article dwells on “ballistic helmet gasmask of the 2nd generation” created on the basis of a multifunctional ballistic helmet. It should be implemented into an innovative combat uniform set that is user-friendly for military men and provide complex safety from damage effects (poison agents and BA) and splinters. Such studies are quite relevant nowadays.

The aim of the study – To analyze scientific sources and to summarize data on the development of respiratory protective devices, facial skin and eyes protective equipment and to outline the most crucial design patterns that are to  be implemented into an innovative combat uniform set.

The source base includes open documentary sources containing information on individual head armor and respiratory protection means against Physiologically-Active Substances (PAS) considered for use in the composition of the prospective individual combat equipment of a serviceman; technical descriptions, manuals, and operating instructions for such means, as well as open scientific literature containing information about their design and operating principles.

Materials and methods. The design of a ballistic helmet gas mask of the 2nd generation has been justified based on the analysis of the available sources that contain data on head armored protection devices and respiratory protection devices from physiologically active substances.  The authors also analyzed technical specifications and user manuals for such devices and available academic sources that contain information on their structure and functioning.

Discussion. A modern combat uniform set is a combined set that consists of weapon system, management system, protection system life maintenance system and power supply system that are  meant to help military men to perform their battle missions both on their own and as a part of  a squad, platoon, etc. The crucial moment for a combat uniform set improvement is to ensure a complex staff protection from damage effects of mass destruction weapons and weapons based on new physical principles.

Conclusion. Nowadays both in Russia and in foreign countries scientists have been conducting extensive studies on the development of the respiratory protective devices, facial skin and eyes protective equipment. The scientists have been trying to find out the most crucial design patterns that are to be implemented into an innovative combat uniform set. One of the most prominent ways is to create a multifunctional head protection device. At the same time considering the past experience of the modern military conflicts in Russia and abroad, the scientists have been working on the development of universal means of armored and respiratory protection.

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