Soldier protective clothing and equipment (Record no. 40992)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 03098nam a2200349 a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 687/.16 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Soldier protective clothing and equipment |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Washington, D.C. : |
| Name of publisher | National Academies Press, |
| Year of publication | c2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xii, 157 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | There is an ongoing need to test and ensure effectiveness of personal protective equipment that soldiers use to protect themselves against chemical warfare agents. However, testing using human subjects presents major challenges and current human-size thermal mannequins have limited testing capabilities. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) along with their counterparts from other countries are seeking to develop more human like mannequins, which would include features like human motion, in order to carry out more advanced chemical testing. At the request of DOD Product Director, Test Equipment, Strategy and Support, the National Research Council formed an ad hoc committee to evaluate the feasibility of developing an advanced humanoid robot, or Protection Ensemble Test Mannequin (PETMAN) system that meets the DOD requirements. The book concludes that although most of the individual requirements can technically be met, fulfilling all of the requirements is currently not possible. Based on this conclusion the committee recommends that DOD considers three issues, prioritization of current system requirements, use qualified contractor for particular technical aspects, incorporate complementary testing approaches to the PETMAN system. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Chemicals |
| Topical Term | Protective clothing |
| Topical Term | Soldiers |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10225179 |
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