Current Approaches for the Biophysical and Physiological Evaluation of Combat Clothing for Environmental Extremes,

Abstract

Concerned with studying the soldier, his clothing and equipment, the environment and the interactions which determine thermal stress in hot or cold environments, research studies are designed to provide a basis for predicting the soldier's physiological responses, performance decrements and tolerance times under a given combination of physical activity level, clothing and the environment. The current computerized prediction model considers the interaction of various multidisciplinary factors such as: (a) the theoretical physics of heat transfer, (b) the biophysics of clothing, (c) the physiology of metabolic heat production, distribution and elimination; and, (d) related meteorological parameters. Additional keywords: Army research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA151012

Entities

People

  • K. B. Pandolf
  • Michael N. Sawka
  • R. R. Gonzalez

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acclimatization
  • Biological Sciences
  • Body Armor
  • Body Temperature
  • Body Weight
  • Computers
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Heat Acclimatization
  • Heat Transfer
  • Insulation
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Physiology
  • Protective Clothing
  • Sleeping Bags
  • Thermal Stresses

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology