Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Operator Suspension Seats (Navy)
Abstract
The LCAC Operator Suspension Seats project will test and field Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) suspension seat for LCAC operators that will lower the risk of lumbar spine injury and long-term disability. The suspension seat technology will improve war-fighter mission readiness and operator availability on the LCAC. The seats will undergo a technical evaluation of human factors at Naval Surface Warfare Ceneter (NSWC)-Panama City and a war-fighter evaluation will occur at Assault Craft Units (ACU) 4 and 5. The selected operator suspension seat will be used throughout the life cycle of the LCAC program into 2030 and beyond with integration into the Ship to Shore Connector (SSC/LCAC 100). The primary outputs and efficiencies produced by this project are: 1) reduced number of injuries to LCAC crew due to whole-body vibration exposure, 2) reduced operator fatigue during missions; and 3) avoidaince of Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) operations and support costs worth $10.500 million.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- 774ef8a1c773ddeb738247255d2e7398