Acis Engineering Development
Abstract
This project conducts Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) for the Air Soldier System (Air SS). The Air SS improves Army aircrew safety, survivability, and human performance capabilities. The Air SS Capability Development Document addresses capability gaps identified during combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan including the physiological effects of weight and bulk, limited situational awareness, and lack of functionally integrated aircrew life support equipment by using a Soldier as a System approach. The Air SS delivers a 25% reduction in the bulk and weight of current Army aircrew survival and mission equipment; improved Situational Awareness (SA); terrain, threat, and obstacle avoidance information; improved heads-up display (HUD) technologies that increase the aviator's ability to operate safely in Degraded Visual Environments; and the capability to perform missions up to 11.0 hours in extreme environmental and chemical/biological threat conditions. The Air SS enhances SA by delivering 3D flight symbology through an enhanced HUD; optimized survival equipment and integrated lightweight body armor; lightweight protective clothing with active thermal protection; and functionally integrated life support and communications-electronics that combines the functionality of, and reduces the bulk of, multiple standalone systems and their disparate batteries. This project also funds the development and test of an Integrated Survival Radio pre-planned product improvement that combines the functionality of the current aircrew survival/rescue radio and intercom radio into a single form factor that will significantly reduce aircrew ensemble weight and bulk. This program does not duplicate any aircraft platform program efforts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- S61_0604601A_5_2040_PB_2015
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