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Based on the typical Whipple-type shield, a novel shield configuration with a front bumper of TiB2-based composite is designed in this paper, and the hypervelocity impact tests are conducted to compare the protection performance of this new composite bumper with that of the conventional aluminum bumper at the predicted impact velocities of about 3km/s, 5km/s and 7km/s. The protection efficiency of...