In this case, it wouldn't be called a helmet, just a brain bucket, ha. No, this is not really the sort of equipment used for crash simulators, they use cars for that. It's the type of equipment that is used in factories.
I didn't say crash I just said car simulators, these are used for rides aswell, heres one being used as a f1 simulator
Awesome F1 Ferrari Driving Simulator from Max Planck Institute - YouTube
these robots are also used for making cars, something I forget to mention.