Real-Time Thermal Risk Assessment for the Dismounted Soldier

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Abstract:

This report discusses a real-time thermal risk assessment system for the dismounted soldier. This system has been jointly developed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Institute for Environmental Medicine. It is capable of providing work-to-rest ratios, water consumption requirements, and cold survival times that can be used to help prevent soldiers from becoming hyperthermic or hypothermic. The information can be generated over a region the size of a battlefield. The system is comprised of three primary software modules. One module generates high-resolution gridded weather data from any point measurement data available in the region of interest. The other two modules calculate the heat strain and cold survivability parameters. They require the gridded weather data and the data related to the soldiers physical condition, clothing, and activity levels as input. The system is currently undergoing operational test and evaluation at Camp James E. Rudder on Elgin Air Force Base, FL.

Author(s):
Mcwilliams, Gary
Author Organization(s):
ARMY RESEARCH LAB WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE NM
Descriptive Note:
FINAL
Pagination:
0041

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
ARL**-TR-1022
Monitor Series:
TR-1022, ARL**
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_2.1_Planning and Direction; JCA_2.1.4_Evaluation; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_8.2_Shape
Modernization Areas:
Quantum Science and Computing
Communities of Interest:
Human Systems
Descriptor(s):
*THERMAL PROPERTIES, *REAL TIME, *ARMY PERSONNEL, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, ENVIRONMENTS, ARMY RESEARCH, RISK, SURVIVABILITY, BATTLEFIELDS, PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, HIGH RESOLUTION, METEOROLOGICAL DATA, MILITARY MEDICINE, HOT WEATHER, CLOTHING, COLD WEATHER, HYPERTHERMIA, HYPOTHERMIA
Field(s)/Group(s):
Stress Physiology, Computer Systems, Military Forces and Organizations
Keyword(s):
*THERMAL RISK ASSESSMENT, DISMOUNTED SOLDIER, ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, WORK TO REST RATIOS
Report Date:
1997 Mar 01
Creation Date:
1997 Oct 29