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Accession Number:
ADA278151
Title:
Mobility and Human Factors Evaluation of Three Prototype Assault Snowshoes.
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Corporate Author:
ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
Report Date:
1994-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
81.0
Abstract:
The Human Research and Engineering Directorate HRED of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory ARL conducted a mobility and human factors evaluation of candidate assault snowshoes for the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command from 15 through 20 February 1993. This evaluation compared the performance and attitudes of marine subjects using the standard military snowshoe and three candidate assault snowshoes. The performance data consisted of timed trials for negotiating an assault course, getting into and out of the prone firing position, donning, and doffing. Marines subjectively rated the snowshoes at various times throughout the evaluation. The results indicated that marines negotiated the assault course and got into and out of the prone firing position significantly faster and with more ease with the candidate assault snowshoes than when using the standard military snowshoe. The results also showed that marines could don Snowshoe C faster than the other snowshoes and that none of the snowshoes were difficult to remove. Marines subjectively rated the candidate assault snowshoes higher than the standard snowshoe for most characteristics and features. Subjective data also indicated that Snowshoe A was the most preferred candidate snowshoe. None of the candidate snowshoes evaluated are acceptable for military usage without implementing some design changes to correct the shortcomings noted in this report. Assault snowshoes, Mobility, Human factors, Snowshoes.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
