TEST & EVALUATION (EMD)

Abstract

This funding supports the Product Director, Test Equipment, Strategy, and Support (PD TESS) efforts. PD TESS provides test infrastructure products for testing and evaluating chemical and biological defense systems throughout the life cycle acquisition process. PD TESS test infrastructure products are aligned in four groups to include: (1) Chemical Laboratory (Sense); (2) Biological Laboratory (Sense); (3) Field Simulant Test (Sense); and (4) Individual Protection, Collective Protection and Decontamination (Shield and Sustain). (1) Chemical Laboratory (Sense): The product for this area is the Dynamic Test Chamber (DTC) for chemical point sensors, and Non-Traditional Agent Defense Test System (NTADTS). The Dynamic Test Chamber provides a new capability for testing chemical point detection systems against chemical warfare agents in various environmental conditions. The NTADTS provides a new capability at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center to conduct highly toxic material testing using new emerging threats. The NTADTS supports testing of Decontamination, Collective Protection, Individual Protection, and Contamination Avoidance products. The CBD acquisition programs supported are Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets Kits and Outfits (DR SKO), Next Generation Chemical Detector (NGCD), Decon Family of Systems (DFoS), Joint Expeditionary Collective Protection (JECP), Joint Service Aircrew Mask - Fixed and Rotary Wing (JSAM-FW), (JSAM-RW), and Common Analytical Laboratory System (CALS). (2) Sense Laboratory (Biological): The product for this area is the Whole System Live Agent Test (WSLAT) "Full System" Chamber and the Standoff Detection Test System (SDTS). The WSLAT "Full System" Chamber supports testing of all biological point detection systems in production configuration in biological live agent environments. The SDTS, as a new start, will provide test and evaluation capability for the Joint Standoff Detection System (JSDS) acquisition program. The CBD acquisition programs supported are the Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS) and the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS). (3) Field Simulant (Sense): The product for this area is a fully instrumented simulant Test Grid. The Test Grid effort provides a fully instrumented 20 km by 40 km field chemical and biological simulant test capability that integrates cloud tracking equipment; meteorological equipment; and test data network. The CBD acquisition programs supported are the Joint Expeditionary Collective Protection (JECP), Next Generation Chemical Detector (NGCD), Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS) and the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS). (4) Individual Protection, Collective Protection and Decontamination (Shield and Sustain): IPEMS provides an articulated robotic mannequin that simulates Warfighters activities and includes under ensemble agent sensing capability for evaluating IPE against chemical warfare agents. IPEMS consists of an articulated robotic mannequin, exposure chamber, control room, and real time under-ensemble sensor system. The individual protective equipment CBD programs supported include: Uniform Integrated Protection Ensemble Increment 1 (UIPE 1), Joint Service Aircrew Mask Fixed Wing (JSAM FW) and Rotary Wing (JSAM RW), Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), and the Joint Service General Purpose Mask (JSGPM).

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2014
• Source ID: TE5_0604384BP_5_0400_PB_2014

Tags

Readers

• Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.

Technology Areas

• AI & ML
• AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
• AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
• Autonomy