@inproceedings{c9dd7689726a48de9c12b561c826d481,
title = "The V50 approach revisited: Application of the brownian motion theory",
abstract = "A common method to assess the ballistic resistance of an armor material or system is the V50 approach. Although the V50 value is in itself a useful and acceptable indicator of ballistic resistance, it is shown in this research that the usage of V50 and s50 to describe the perforation probability as a function of impact velocity is fundamentally flawed. This possibly leads to large errors when these two parameters are used to evaluate very low or very high perforation probabilities, as is done for the former in the case of Critical Perforation Analysis. Two alternative paths are presented here, a first path based on ab initio Monte Carlo modeling to illustrate the inherent limits to the current V50 methodology, and a second path based on the Brownian motion approach which might be a path for the future to better assess very low or very high perforation probabilities.",
author = "Frederik Coghe and Axel Lenom and Ben Lauwens and Beya Tahenti and Marc Maldague and Marc Pirlot",
year = "2016",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - 29th International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2016",
publisher = "DEStech Publications Inc.",
pages = "1084--1094",
editor = "Clive Woodley and Ian Cullis",
booktitle = "General, Exterior Ballistics, Interior Ballistics and Launch Dynamics, Vulnerability and Survivability",
note = "29th International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2016 ; Conference date: 09-05-2016 Through 13-05-2016",
}