Low Profile Night Vision Goggle Mounting Solution

The current method of stowing night vision goggles (NVG) on the helmet when not in use is a recognized source of acute and chronic neck injury. A mechanical solution that allows the NVG to be stowed in a position that reduces torque on the operator’s neck is required. Such a solution would reduce the users fatigue in operation as well as the likelihood of long-term chronic injury by moving the center of gravity (COG) of the helmet when the NVG is stowed to a more neutral position. Current night vision mounting solutions do not possess the necessary degrees of freedom required to sufficiently mitigate this risk. Research is required to establish the feasibility of a suitable solution. Furthermore, commercially off the shelf (COTS) solutions do not address several other known problems.