On Optimum Racing Helmets

942467

12/01/1994

Event
Motorsports Engineering Conference & Expostion
Authors Abstract
Content
The design of a racing helmet is examined. The fundamentals behind the technology are shown to be rooted in cavitation and fluid pumping of the cerebral spinal fluid and angular acceleration of the brain tissue due to a rapid momentum exchange between the body and the head. Following discussion of the fundamental equations, the paper turns to the function of the helmet in providing a ramp for the acceleration pulse. The design of a helmet is addressed from the standpoint of analysis.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/942467
Pages
5
Citation
McLay, R., McQuillen, J., Wilder, D., and Molloy, M., "On Optimum Racing Helmets," SAE Technical Paper 942467, 1994, https://doi.org/10.4271/942467.
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Publisher
Published
Dec 1, 1994
Product Code
942467
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English