Operator Safety and Protection

Our capability undertakes research and development of human protection equipment including escaped systems and personal equipment. Particular areas of expertise are

• Escape systems such as parachute design and evaluation, ejection seat trajectory modelling, ejection seat control systems
• Human body measurement
• Helmet bio-mechanics and design
• Bio-dynamic human modelling
• Clothing design and fit testing
• 3D scanning and modelling

Composite aircrew helmets
New aircrew helmets must incorporate additional sensors and communications equipment whilst remaining as lightweight as possible.

QinetiQ's stable, lightweight polymer composite sandwich helmet reduces neck strain and injury and provides shock resistance equal to current fast jet aircrew helmets.

The production process also has the potential for integrated sensor and communications circuitry to be embedded within composite skins, further enhancing functionality.