Soldier Physiological Monitoring - Results of Dismounted Battlespace Battle Lab Concept Experimentation Program Field Study

Abstract

Soldier volunteers were studied over four days of training at Ft. Benning, Georgia, using new ambulatory monitors. This report focuses on the 20 km road march performed on the first day. Study objectives: (a) define baseline requirements for physiological monitoring of individual soldiers for force management, (b) use prototype ambulatory monitoring systems to record the physiological responses of soldiers during field training, and (c) address operational issues and criteria raised in the original Dismounted Battlespace Battle Lab CEP proposal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA332719

Entities

People

  • Maria S. Redin
  • Mark J. Buller
  • Reed W. Hoyt
  • Robert D. Poor
  • Steven R. Oliver

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Temperature
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Databases
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Health Services
  • Heart Rate
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Network Architecture
  • New York
  • Physiological Monitoring
  • Physiology
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Processing Equipment
  • Warfare

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