Novel Technologies for Rapid Transition from Individual to Collective Protection

Abstract

History reveals that Soldiers are most likely to become casualties of chemical weapons when they are transitioning from individual to collective protection. Existing test reports reveal that with current practices in place, excess time is required for each person to enter or exit the protected area and some contaminants do enter the shelter. Whether entering via air exchange or via the Soldier, contaminant infiltration must be minimized as much as possible. The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center has established a multi-directional, technology-based approach to eliminating these capability gaps and enable rapid entry/exit to collective protection systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA433078

Entities

People

  • A. S. Leighton

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biological Factors
  • Casualties
  • Cells
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Collective Protection
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Electrochemical Cells
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Mathematical Models
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Protective Equipment
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.