Accession Number:

ADA361143

Title:

Interactive Textiles Front End Analysis. Phase 1

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Aug 97-Mar 98

Corporate Author:

ARMY SOLDIER AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL COMMAND NATICK MA

Personal Author(s):

• Leitch, Paul
• Tassinari, Thomas
• Winterhalter, Carole
• Fairneny, James
• Herbert, Jean

Report Date:

1998-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

49.0

Abstract:

A Front End Analysis FEA was initiated to identify Interactive Textiles that could be used by the Soldier Systems Center - Natick SSC-N for the improvement of Soldier System warfighter materiel. Phase I focused on the Sensate Liner, which is a garment constructed to detect the location of a wound in the torso by means of a conductive fiber grid sewn into a t-shirt. The garment would, using attached acoustic sensors, also indicate the type and path of the projectile that penetrated the torso. Future Operational Capabilities were reviewed. A survey was developed to collect judgements of combat effectiveness, mission relevance, technical feasibility, and risk criteria. These data were used to arrive at a Figure of Merit FoM which was then related to management alternatives. The value of the FoM fell in the Monitor Program alternative range. Major conclusions from this analysis were 1 Future Operational Capabilities support a number of alternatives relating to casualty care and tele-medicine concepts and 2 The FoM falls into a range of values corresponding to Management actions of monitoring or consulting. Recommendations were 1 that SSC-N monitor progress of the Sensate Liner project and 2 conduct Phase II of the FEA.

Descriptors:

• *TEXTILES
• *TELEMEDICINE
• *SMART TECHNOLOGY
• COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research
• Textiles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE