A module for employing human systems integration into the Rapid Equipping Force (REF)

Download
Author
Mack, Demetrius D.
Date
2006-12Advisor
Shattuck, Lawrence G.
Second Reader
Schamburg, Jeffrey
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
The rapidly changing complexity of the Global War on Terrorism has changed the approach to equipping forward deployed military forces. Combatant Commanders conducting operations now require timely materiel solutions to enhance mission capabilities and reduce risk for individual Soldiers. To address this challenge the U.S. Army established the Rapid Equipping Force (REF) to assess emerging requirements, to propose solutions to those requirements, and to implement those solutions in an expdient time frame. Unfortunately, the REF lacks a consistent analytical methodology for developing alternative materiel solutions. To address the need for a Human Systems Integration analysis method, the authors developed an Assessment Based Rapid Acquisition HSI Analysis Tool (ABRAHAM) capable of generating tailored surveys and evaluating these surveys for unacceptable risks to Soldiers. To validate ABRAHAM's concept and content, ABRAHAM was showcased in three Department of Defense settings, the Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group, the REF, and the United States Marine Corps' Operational Test and Evaluation Activity. The ABRAHAM appears to fill a gap in the current library of HSI tools. Based on the feedback provided during the product showcases, there is sufficient interest and tech nological maturity to futher develop ABRAHAM to serve both the traditional and rapid acquisition processes.
Description
Human Systems Integration Report
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Dynamic Characteristics of Liquid Motion in Partially Filled Tanks of a Spinning Spacecraft
Agrawal, B.N. (1993);This paper presents a boundary-layer model to predict dynamic characteristics of liquid motion in partially filled tanks of a spinning spacecraft. The solution is obtained by solving three boundary-value problems: an ... -
An investigation of some free energies of absorption.
Abraham, Sigmund (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1956-06); -
Space, Cyberspace, and Strategic Stability in the Asia-Pacific
Center on Contemporary Conflict; Denmark, Abraham (Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-05);Objective: The Asia-Pacific is emerging as the world’s most dynamic strategic environment with expanding geopolitical significance and military importance. Emerging strategic dynamics, such as space and cyberspace ...