Research and Development of an Advanced Personal Load Carriage System Phases 2 and 3. Executive Summary

Abstract

This contract is a continuation of an earlier DCIEM contract (#W7711-447225/01-XSE) to review current load carriage (LC) designs and knowledge of LC systems and to develop a validated measurement system for LC assessment. The overall objectives of this contract were to develop improved assessment tools and to use these tools in further development of a valid and reliable measurement procedure for military LC assessment. The specific objectives are defined in each of Sections (A-E) which are bound as separate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA636618

Entities

People

  • Evelyn Morin
  • J. Tim Bryant
  • Janice Deakin
  • Joan M. Stevenson
  • Ronald P. Pelot

Organizations

  • Queen's University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Carriages
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Load Control
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Parametric Analysis
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Simulators
  • Spine
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

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  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Software Engineering