Joint helmet-mounted cueing system (JHMCS) helmet qualification testing requirements

Garry W. Orf

doi:10.1117/12.317425

11 August 1998 Joint helmet-mounted cueing system (JHMCS) helmet qualification testing requirements

Garry W. Orf

Proceedings Volume 3362, Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317425
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) program will provide capability to cue high off-boresight (HOBS) weapons to the operator's line of sight and to confirm weapon sensor LOS for the US Air Force and US Navy (USN) aircrew. This capability will ensure the USAF and USN pilots a first shot opportunity. The JHMCS incorporates an ejection-compatible helmet-mounted display system that will be installed on F- 15, F-16, F/A-18, and F-22 aircraft. The JHMCS includes a flight helmet with display optics, miniature cathode ray tube, magnetic receiver unit, miniature camera, automatic brightness control sensor, and microcontroller. The flight helmet for JHMCS is based on the new lightweight HGU-55A/P. This paper describes the requirements for the helmet qualification tests including: windblast, ejection tower, hanging harness, centrifuge, mass properties, energy attenuation and penetration resistance, noise attenuation, visor characteristics, compatibility demonstration, sled/in- flight ejection, water survival, standard conditions and environment. The test objective, success criteria, equipment configuration, and data collection requirements for each test is discussed.

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Garry W. Orf "Joint helmet-mounted cueing system (JHMCS) helmet qualification testing requirements", Proc. SPIE 3362, Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays III, (11 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.317425

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