An Evaluation of Air Warrior Concept Aviator Ensembles With and Without Microclimate Cooling.

Abstract

The Program Manager, U.S. Army Aircrew Integrated Systems (PM-ACIS) requested that the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL), Fort Rucker, Alabama, assess the physiological and psychological effects of heat stress exposure for aviators wearing encumbered chemical defense level-4 mission oriented protective posture (MOPP4) ensembles. This project was conducted under a joint agreement between USAARL and the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), Natick, Massachusetts. The methodology for assessing heat stress in an environmentally controlled helicopter simulator was established in previous studies conducted at USAARL (Reardon et al., 1996; Reardon et al., 1997; Reardon et al., 1998).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA361991

Entities

People

  • Bruce S. Cadarete
  • Lawrence C. Katz
  • Robert M. Wildzunas

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Agreements
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Body Armor
  • Environment
  • Heart Rate
  • Helicopters
  • Hot Spots
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Research
  • Protective Equipment
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Treadmills
  • Volunteers
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.