These courses will be organized on Monday on site by the International Personal Armour Committee and facilitated by the local organisation commitee.
Registration can be combined with regular symposium registration.
Pricing information:
Schedule
Below you can find the list of topics, all tutorials will be AM sessions (9 am to 12 am)
Tutorial 1
Dr. Boris Kingma is a senior researcher at the department of Human Performance, unit Defence, Safety and Security at TNO and worked as an assistant professor in Denmark. He is an enthousiastic presenter. Subjects for the tutorial that cross my mind are: sizing (perhaps also in relation to coverage of vital organs), heat load and how to mitigate this, effect of weight and weight distribution on performance, soldier mobility and gender specific.
“Beat the Heat? Biophysical Aspects of Clothing and Equipment Innovation"
This tutorial session will delve into the biophysical aspects of clothing and equipment, focusing on how these innovations impact body heat transfer and overall performance. It will cover the physiological effects of heat on the human body, and discuss the potential consequences for user comfort, safety, and efficiency in extreme environments. This session aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how biophysical principles are applied to enhance the functionality of personal armor systems.
Tutorial 2
Dr. Cynthia Bir and Dr. Dale Bass
“Behind Armor Blunt Trauma - Comprehensive Review ”
This course will cover both the basics as well as dive into advanced topics. Real world injury analysis along with experimental research will be discussed. Current standards for certification of armour will also be presented. Attendees will gain extensive knowledge of BABT and the issues surrounding it.
Tutorial 3
Prof. Steffen Peldschus and Dr. Steffen Grobert
1. Fundamentals of Trauma Biomechanics (Prof. Peldschus, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich)
2. Military Related Effects (Dr. Grobert, Bundeswehr Office for Defence Planning Berlin)
This content as excerpt from university lectures will be designed for students and scientists from other research areas. The lessons provide basic information on the scientific field of biomechanics, possibly in conjunction with a small experiment. In addition, the results of own investigations of ballistic load cases with different projectiles and simulants as well as in connection with ballistic body protection are presented. More detailed content will be determined prior to the event.
Tutorial 4
Phil Gotts – Phil Gotts Consulting Ltd
"Ballistic and Blast Test and Evaluation of Personal Armour"
Course Objectives
To gain a wide background of ballistic and blast test and evaluation for all types of personal armour.
To understand why, how and when to test personal armour.
To understand why testing is conducted the way it is, and what some of the current limitations are.
To understand enough to understand the basic test and evaluation principles of the papers presented during PASS 2025.
Course Content
Why testing is required.
When testing is required for different stages of armour development and manufacture.
Mechanisms of the defeat of personal armour.
The types of test standards available and highlights of how they differ and when they may, or should, be used.
Military versus Law Enforcement personal armour testing.
Test projectiles and potential issues with their use.
Testing of BABT and BHBT and how this may or may not relate to injury.
Testing with bladed and spike weapons.
How to correctly specify armour with respect to test standards.
Testing less common threats, such as blast for EOD suits.
How to test when no suitable standard exists.
All tutorials will be held on Monday, September 22, at the 3rd floor of the BMCC. All participants registered to the tutorials will receive a copy of the handouts at the start of the respective tutorial sessions.
All tutorial participants also are invited to the sandwich lunch.
Timings:
Registration all tutorials: 08h00-09h00
Morning sessions: 09h00-12h00
Lunch break: 12h00-14h00
