Investigation of Armoured Personnel Carrier Crew Subjected to Impact Load

摘要

The paper presents a safety problem of soldiers in the line of duty in the missions regions. They are extensively exposed to the opponent's activities while the troop carriers in service more and more frequently do not provide sufficient protection of the crew. Therefore, the paper attempts to evaluate the effects of explosive materials on the safety of armoured personnel carrier (APC) crew. A four-axis APC was adopted for numerical tests. The basic assumptions adopted to build its model were given. The models of a driver's seat and a seat for landing troops were described. There were also given the coefficients for evaluation of an exposure level for combat vehicles occupants. For modelling, LS-DYNA software was applied. The paper contains the selected results of numerical tests of the effect of explosive charges placed on the side of the vehicle.