Modular, human blast overpressure body testing surrogates

Abstract

The uniqueness of the presented invention is a biofidelic, metamaterial structured, integrated with wireless sensors, modular, reusable, and anatomically accurate human surrogate (for both male and female) designed for testing and evaluation of personal protective equipment (PPE), and blast environments. Structured with metamaterials, the surrogate demonstrates a biofidelic response to blast overpressure. Metamaterials tailored for blast applications manipulate properties such as wave speed, acoustic impedance, and frequency response to match human tissues with minimized complexity. Incorporating technology from wearable blast sensors, the Blast Overpressure Body (BOB) provides high-resolution, high sampling rate, and time-synchronized simulated human blast data. Its modular design allows for easy replacement of damaged parts, alternative testing scenarios, and enhanced biofidelity, increasing flexibility and reusability. The BOB is a tool for testing, evaluating, and developing PPE and weapon systems, and for research, surveillance, and mitigation of blast exposure in military, industrial, civilian, and law enforcement contexts.

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