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This study examined the effects of encapsulation, from a systems development perspective using mobility, shooting performance, target identification, radio call sign recognition, and psychological performance measures. The study sought to develop a systematic and diagnostic method for evaluating the interactions between various key components of the ensemble and individual soldier tasks. The purpose was to assess the utility of using standardized facilities and tasks for taking a more integrative, systems approach to soldier-equipment compatibility. Three configurations (baseline-no encapsulation; current nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC); future land warrior) were evaluated. Dependent measures are discussed in terms of time to complete common soldier tasks, shooting performance, and cognitive workload performance.

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While industry has typically benefitted from considering human system integration (HSI) throughout the product development cycle, a unique set of challenges exist in the context of military acquisition that has prevented its early and late consideration in the cycle. Early input is critical for identifying capability gaps and potential error-or problem-prone feature implementations. This panel, comprised of multidisciplinary practitioners and researchers from the Army Research Laboratory, discusses methods they have trialed to integrate HSI processes into early-stage system design decisions, and the challenges and lessons that they have learned along the way. These panelists draw from their varied areas of expertise ranging from the design of aviation and ground vehicles to Soldier-worn protective gear and from small weapons to command and control systems to reveal critical factors and insights that are generalizable across a wide range of products and industry sectors, as well as those that warrant further investigation.