Advances in Military Textiles and Personal Equipment

The right clothing and equipment is of vital importance to the survival and effectiveness of military personnel. "Advances in military textiles and personal equipment" summarizes key research on the design, manufacture and applications of military textiles.

Beginning with an overview of design issues, part one explores anthropometric methods, psychological, color and camouflage issues related to the successful design of military textiles as well as materials and design issues in military helmets, footwear and hand wear. Part two goes on to consider applications of particular types of military clothing and equipment, including optimization of body armor design, high performance ballistic protection using polymer nanocomposite technology and advances in materials and modelling of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protective clothing. Each of the chapters discuses the current as well as future trends, which is intended to inform those responsible for research, design and procurement of tomorrow's military personal equipment.

Dr. Emma Sparks specializes in systems engineering for defense and is particularly interested in human systems and soldier system capability. Dr. Sparks has been Consultant to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in Adelaide, Australia and is currently Course Director in the School of Defence and Security at Cranfield University, an academic provider to the Defence Academy, UK.