Soldier Protective Clothing and Equipment Feasibility of Chemical Testing Using a Fully Articulated Robotic Mannequin (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Department of Defense, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense, Joint Project Manager, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Contamination Avoidance, Product Director, Test Equipment, Strategy, and Support (PD TESS) requirements (see Appendix B)
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PD TESS envisions the PETMAN system as a fully articulated robotic mannequin that will perform exercises that simulate war-fighter activities. The performance requirements set by PD TESS also call for the PETMAN system to be heated to produce body temperatures and to be able to perspire and breathe.
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PD TESS asked that the study conclusions and recommendations be submitted by August 2007. PETMAN System Requirements As discussed earlier, PD TESS envisions the PETMAN system as a fully articulated robotic mannequin that will perform exercises that simulate war-fighter activities.
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human skin temperature, perspiration rate (variable at 0.11-1.8 L/h or fixed at 0.4 L/h) , and respiration rate (tidal volume of 10-115 L/min and variable breath frequency or fixed tidal volume of 1.5 L and breath frequency of 33 breaths/min)
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A substantial effort will be needed to move from current systems, such as Portonman, to the type of system described in the PETMAN requirements document. This report addresses the feasibility of meeting the major design challenges of the PETMAN system requirements on the basis of currently available technology.
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Priority Setting Among PETMAN Requirements The PETMAN requirements cover all the desired and required features of mannequin function with little or no priority setting. PD TESS indicated that a concurrent exercise was being carried out to set priorities among the requirements but that the results would probably not be available in time to inform the PETMAN feasibility study.
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On the basis of that assessment, the study concludes the following: Conclusion 6: The design and development of a PETMAN system will require a multidisciplinary effort that encompasses expertise in computer software engineering, robot design, mannequin design, materials science and engineering, human physiologic simulation, sensor technologies, and systems integration. PD TESS should take the following action in connection with assessing the qualifications of the company or companies chosen to develop a PETMAN system: Recommendation 3: The primary contractor should have demonstrated capabilities in systems integration.
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The only limitation would be the inability to use actual chemical agents. In light of those conclusions, PD TESS should take the following action: Recommendation 5: A SIBS should be seriously considered as an update of the MIST and as complementary to the proposed PETMAN system.
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Setting priorities among the PETMAN systems requirements, improving guidance for proposing contractors, and considering complementary test approaches with simulants and real-time sensing will enhance the ability of PD TESS to develop a PETMAN system and ultimately improve the protection capability of IPE against chemical-warfare agents.
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