Textile and Apparel Science

Proposing a Direction for Comprehensive Wearability Assessment of Military Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): A Systematic Review Approach

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Abstract

Military personal protective equipment (PPE) is worn to protect soldiers from high risk of injury, it negatively hinders solders’ mobility that could cause combat capabilities in military operations. It is critical to offer both necessary performance and satisfactory wearability to soldiers via military PPE. Despite a considerable amount of work that have been done, no comprehensive standard method has been established yet for the assessment of wearability with regards to military PPE. To this end, we aimed to a) conduct a systematic review of current literature on the relevant topic and b) identify an opportunity to propose a direction for comprehensive wearability assessment of military PPE. We hope that the outcomes of this study urge researchers in the field of Textiles and Apparel to be aware the relative dearth of anthropometric evaluation in current literature and continue performing active research in this important area to offer balanced perspectives in the PPE research communities.

Keywords: wearability, Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, evaluation, military

How to Cite:

Lee, J., Hong, Y., Cho, Y. & Park, J., (2022) “Proposing a Direction for Comprehensive Wearability Assessment of Military Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): A Systematic Review Approach”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 79(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.16035