EN17950 Headform

The EN17950 Headforms, developed alongside Working Group 11 of CEN/TC158, aim to update European helmet testing by replacing the older EN960 models. These headforms are designed to better evaluate the risk of brain injuries, supporting efforts to create helmets that effectively reduce serious injuries during high-impact sports. This collaboration highlights an important advancement in safety and protection for sports enthusiasts. The outer shape of the EN17950 Headform is based on scans of over 4,000 individuals and is characterized by the adapted mass moments, which meet inertia requirements. The headforms possess realistic friction characteristics of a human head against helmet linings, since the coefficient of friction has shown to have a major effect on head rotations and brain injury levels.