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Soldier Protective Clothing and Equipment Feasibility of Chemical Testing Using a Fully Articulated Robotic Mannequin (2008) / Chapter Skim
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8 Overarching Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 133-136

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... Specific conclusions and recommendations were presented in the preceding chapters of this report. Here, three overarching issues are presented for Product Director, Test Equipment, Strategy, and Support (PD TESS)
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... In light of those conclusions, PD TESS should take the following actions: Recommendation 8-1: To achieve greater success with the future pro posal solicitation for a PETMAN system, PD TESS should set pri orities among the PETMAN requirements according to the program objectives. Recommendation 8-2: PD TESS should adopt a phased approach to the development of the PETMAN system, first addressing the high-risk areas as identified in the study (see Chapter 6)
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... In contrast, simulant chemicals mimic almost all the physical features of actual chemical agents. On the basis of that assessment, the study concludes the following: Conclusion 8-7: Some of the technologies reviewed in this report -- such as real-time sensing of chemicals, temperature, and humidity -- could be used in the MIST to provide real-time leak detection and characteriza tion of the microenvironments in the protective garments.
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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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