2021 Volume 39 Issue 1 Pages 71-77
We have developed a basic experimental device to assess the harm caused by a small UAV propeller and evaluate the performance of personal protective equipments required when the propeller comes into contact with the human body. By using the device, the collision experiments between small UAV propellers and the object that imitates the human body were carried out. According to the experiments with 15 inch propellers, though it is confrimed that the existing blade-registance gloves on EN388 reduce the harm of the collision, it is also demonstrated the highest blade-registance level of 5 in EN388 is not enough for the propeller collision protection. These experimental results indicate the need of further development of the personal protective equipments for UAV safety.
