Energy-Efficient Technologies for the Dismounted Soldier (1997) / Chapter Skim
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2 Requirements and Needs
2 Requirements and Needs
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The Army Force XXT Land Warrior program, which is administered by the SSCOM Project Manager-Soldier, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia has the highest potential impact on energy for future dismounted soldiers. This program combines the engineering and manufacturing development of the Land Warrior ensemble 18
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19 for the dismounted soldier with a science and technology development program heartier known as the Generation I} Soldier program) , which is managed by the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDEC)
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Higher priority improvements stated for insertion include a wireless weapons interface, integrated sight, integrated navigation, enhanced soldier radio, system voice control, combat identification functional integration, and an upgraded helmet-mounted display. Lower priority enhancements being considered for development include a handheld color display, a head orientation sensor, and interfaces for a personnel status monitor, a portable mine avoidance device, and a chemical agent detector.
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Digitization is the horizontal and vertical integration of operating systems on the battlefield to create an interlocking network for exchanging information. This network allows friendly soldiers to have a common picture of the battle space that includes information on both enemy and friendly situations in near real time.
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Compared to the traditional evolution of military doctrine, digitization represents a revolution in military thinking. A recent Task Force XXT AWE conducted at Fort Hood, Texas, used prototype computers and radios operating in a "tactical internet." The experiment was designed to study the capabilities enabled by digitization technology arid will lead to charges in organizational structures arid doctrine for the Anny's first "digital" units.
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Electronics systems used by the dismounted soldier will require that multiple power requirements be satisfied simultaneously. In the Generation IT Soldier development program at the Natick RDEC, power was treated as a limited resource, the merits of different battery characteristics were analyzed, and tradeoffs between battery and equipment weight were considered.
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The ideal of developing a single power source to support multiple capabilities has driven extensive efforts to optimize energy-storage characteristics and to reduce the number of power sources that must meet the more stringent military standards. Work has been spurred by a growing awareness of the logistical costs of storing, distributing, and disposing of the immense array of batteries that support large-scale operations, such as Desert Storm and unit training at the National Training Center.
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These trends indicate a trend for Army capabilities and enabling technologies, especially those with the potential to affect electric power for the dismounted soldier. FINDINGS The energy requirements of the dismounted soldier are reflected in the power requirements for each Land Warrior subsystem.
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Energy requirements for the dismounted soldier will change with the insertion of advanced subsystems as the Land Warrior system design evolves to support operations on the Force XX} digitized battlefield. Evolutionary operational enhancements to the Land Warrior program and revolutionary changes in dismounted soldier operations envisioned for the AAN (after 2025)
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