Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing a device for protecting against piercing elements, such as ammunition or weapons with blades that can pierce human beings, said method including the following steps: providing a block of plastically deformable material; fitting the block with the protection device to be tested; applying the piercing elements to the protection device with a series of predetermined levels of energy and kinematics; measuring the sizes of the impacts of the piercing elements in the block of plastically deformable material, and obtaining a series of measurements of mechanical parameters resulting from the piercing elements; and converting the series of measurements using conversion data obtained by a conversion method according to the invention, so as to deduce therefrom the corresponding mechanical properties resulting from the piercing elements on a dummy.

Abstract: A method for designing clothing and equipment for protecting law enforcement officers comprising the following steps: equipping a dummy with cinematic and/or load sensors, —positioning an impact application device to apply impacts on a target zone of the impact dummy, and the apply these impacts without the protection and the recording of the resulting measurements, the mounting of a form of protection on the target zone of the dummy, —the application of these impacts on the protected dummies, and the reading of the ensuing measurements, —the deduction of the energy absorbed from the measurements the value and/or attenuation of the impact force by the protection, —if the value(s) are superior to the threshold values, the clothing or equipment can be tagged as acceptable, —otherwise, structural modifications must be made to the protective clothing or equipment with the purpose of improving these values.

Abstract: A method for designing clothing and equipment for protecting law enforcement officers comprising the following steps: equipping a dummy with cinematic and/or load sensors, —positioning an impact application device to apply impacts on a target zone of the impact dummy, and the apply these impacts without the protection and the recording of the resulting measurements, the mounting of a form of protection on the target zone of the dummy, —the application of these impacts on the protected dummies, and the reading of the ensuing measurements, —the deduction of the energy absorbed from the measurements the value and/or attenuation of the impact force by the protection, —if the value(s) are superior to the threshold values, the clothing or equipment can be tagged as acceptable, —otherwise, structural modifications must be made to the protective clothing or equipment with the purpose of improving these values.