Neural and Biological Soldier Enhancement: From SciFi to Deployment

Abstract

We discuss selected highlights of future human performance enhancement and their potential impact as for example envisioned by authors of Science Fiction and Fantasy literature, coming into reach of man now. With reference to a new taxonomy of ergonomics as introduced by Kenneth R. Boff, we discern "technointegration" and "stimulated bioenhancement" and allocate these to the realms of neural respectively biological ergonomics, i.e. ergonomics of generation 3 and 4. Tools of knowledge generation including the Disruptive Technology Assessment Game approach are addressed. A brief comment on the perceivable shift in human-machine-boundary by society is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA567923

Entities

People

  • Anne-marie Brouwer
  • Jan B. Van Erp
  • Marc Grootjen
  • Stefan Reschke

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brain
  • Central Nervous System
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Disruptive Technology
  • Engineering
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Information Operations
  • Mental Processes
  • Military Operations
  • Nervous System
  • Perception
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Technology Assessment

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.