THE ARMY GENERIC HULL AS A VITAL DEVELOPMENTAL TOOL FOR UNDERBODY BLAST APPLICATIONS

This paper reviews the Army Generic Hull [1-5] as a vital developmental tool for underbody blast modeling and simulation applications. Since 2010, it has been used extensively to help calibrate and validate various numerical software codes and methodologies. These are being used extensively today in the development of underbody armor, as well as mine blast subsystems such as seats, to protect both military vehicles and their occupants. In the absence of easily shareable information in this domain due to data classification, this specially formulated product is a valuable part of any toolset for underbody blast development and product design.

Citation: K. Kulkarni, S. Kankanalapalli, V. Babu, J. Ramalingam, R. Thyagarajan, “The Army Generic Hull As A Vital Developmental Tool For Underbody Blast Applications,” In Proceedings of the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (GVSETS), NDIA, Novi, MI, Aug. 16-18, 2022.