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FIT Cap, Fitment, Football Helmet Performance, Head Impact Telemetry (HIT) System, Helmet, Tightness of Fit
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Football Helmet Fitment And Its Effect On Helmet Performance, Ron Jadischke
Football Helmet Fitment And Its Effect On Helmet Performance, Ron Jadischke
Wayne State University Theses
A method and system to objectively quantify helmet fitment was designed and developed. It measures the pressure between the energy-absorbing material in the helmet and the athlete's head. This system is also capable of measuring surface pressure during impact events. A volunteer-based field study was conducted to quantify how helmets were fitting athletes in a real-life setting. The helmets fit athletes in varying degrees of tightness and evenness. Most athletes (59%) had the highest pressures in the frontal area and 29% had the highest pressure in the occipital area. A large-sized helmet on the Hybrid III headform represented how most …