Transcript Soldier Systems Technology Roadmap

Soldier Systems Technology Roadmap
Human and System Integration
Workshop Process
Mr. Phil Carr (StrategicReviewGroup.ca)
Château Cartier, Gatineau, Canada
21-22 September, 2010
H&SI Workshop – Overall Goal
To move us toward the comprehensive
integration of the CF Future Soldier Systems
capability areas such as to optimize overall
system effectiveness, i.e.: improve and
balance: survivability, lethality, mobility,
sustainability, and situational awareness (C4I)
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Workshop Basic Process
Exploring Operational Space
Capability Recap
& Demo:
Key Deficiencies
& Priorities
Exploring Functional Space
Related H&SI
Challenges, For Internal
(physical/cognitive and
external integration)
Exploring Solution Space
Potential Solutions/
Technologies
System
Optimization
Exploring R&D Space
R&D Focus Areas
and Potential
Collaborations
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Functional Objective / Technical Challenge
(Where to Put the Bar and When?)
Performance Parameter (e.g. Bandwidth)
Overall System Performance
Perf. Excess ?
Perf.
Growth
Real Gap
Current Gap
Baseline
Today
Cycle 1
Cycle 2… Cycle n
Time
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Workshop Success Factors
“Success” means:
Discussion
Contribution
Collaboration
Creativity
Interest and curiosity
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Soldier Demo – Key Integration
Challenges
Weight/volume
Load carriage
Mobility vs Protection
Power
Consumption
Nature
Anthropometrics
Soldier – Vehicle Interoperability
Communications
Target Detect-DiscriminateInform-Prosecute
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Demo Questions
Questions:
1. Name one human/system integration issue that
was not mentioned
2. Which integration issues or deficiencies do you
think are most important to the soldier system?
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After Lunch – Seating by Theme
Theme 1Physical
Integration
on the
Soldier
Theme 2Perceptual/
Cognitive
Integration
on the
Soldier
Theme 3System
Architecture
& Interoperability
(External
Integration)
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Theme 1 - Physical Integration on the Soldier
Soldier System Characterization (e.g. physical
environment, task analyses, user characteristics)
Soldier Burden (physiology, load and volume/bulk,
biomechanics)
Usability/ergonomy
Fit/Form/Anthropometry
Demographics
Compatibility/Interfaces
Display and Controls Hardware
Tools and Processes
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Theme 2 – Perceptual/Cognitive Integration
on the Soldier
Soldier burden (workload, information)
Situation awareness
Soldier interfaces to enhance perception and
cognition (from displays to decision-making
tools on soldier computers
Displays and Controls Software (GUI)
Tools and Processes
Usability
Decision aids
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Theme 3 - System Architecture & Interoperability
(External Integration)
Integration/Interoperability with Other
Platforms
Vehicles
Weapon systems
C4I systems
Autonomous Sensors (UXV)
System Architecture
Modularity/Configurability
Adaptability
Scalability
Hardware integration/optimization
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Breakaway Session Rules
Sit with people from other organizations
Fill the tables
Choose a leader and recorder
Write clearly
Focus on the questions
Ask facilitators for clarifications
Tables 9 and 10 for discussion in French
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Table Seating Rules
For After Lunch
C: CF/Military
G: Government
I: Industry
A: Academia
Capability/Expertise Areas:
Red: Weapons
Yellow: PPE
Green: Power/Energy
Blue: C4I-Sensor
White: Human Factors
Rule 1: You cannot sit with: someone you work with
Rule 2: Min: 1G, 1A, 1 C
Rule 3: Max: 5 of the same capability/expertise area
NOTE: People can switch tables for each breakout session if they
want, as long as the seating rules are followed.
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Seating Arrangements (less than ideal)
G
G
DND
G
CF
All C4I
I
DND
G
A
G
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Seating Arrangements (much better)
I
G
I
DND
I
Weapons
C4I
CF
A
PPE
I
I
A
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14h30 to 16:00
Breakaway Session 1
Key Challenges for Each Theme
(roundtable)
Instructions
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Breakaway Session 1:
H&SI-Related Challenges
for Themes 1, 2 and 3
Question
What are the 5 most important functional
challenges related to your H/SI theme? What’s the
problem? (you can express it as a technical challenge too)
1. E.g. critical parameter (e.g. Balance, bandwidth)
2. What should it be ? (2020 & 2025)
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Table rules
Sit with people from other organizations
Fill the tables
Choose a leader and recorder
Write clearly
Focus on the questions
Ask facilitators for clarifications
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Session 1: Report Back
Objectives:
1.Capture the most important HSI functional
challenges for each theme
Let’s compile them as we go ...
2.Collectively converge on about 20-25
challenges, which will be used for your next
exercise
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Your Homework
Exploring Solutions
1. Get 3 stickies
2. Pick 3 of the
challenges we’ve
just discussed
3. Fill in the blanks
4. Bring in your
stickies with you
tomorrow morning
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Sticky Example
- Theme: 2 Cognitive Integration
- Information Overload Reduction
- Multi-sense interface
2025
- Brain computer
Interface
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University A
- Haptic systems
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Cie X
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When You Arrive Tomorrow Morning…
Please:
1. Have a photocopy made of your 3 stickies
2. Post your 3 stickies on the wall under the proper
challenge and timeframe
3. Sit at a table of your choice (can be same table as
previous day) still following the seating rules
2020
2025
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Entering Break Continue to Populate the Wall
Please:
1. Have a photocopy made of your 3 stickies
2. Post your 3 stickies on the wall under the proper
technical/functional challenge and timeframe
3. Sit at a table of your choice (can be same table as
previous day) still following the seating rules
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10h15
Breakaway Session 2
Potential Solutions & Related
Technologies
For Overall System Optimization
Instructions
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H&SI Functional /Technical Challenges
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Improving system characterization (physical)
Improving tools & processes (physical)
Reducing physical soldier burden (weight overload)
Improving physical usability
Improving modularity/configurability
Improving fit, form, anthropometry
Improving interfaces compatibility
Improving body-worn equipment/sensors integration
Improving display/control hardware design
Improving system characterization (psychological)
Improving tools & processes (psychological)
Reducing the effects of stressors
Improving socio/psychological readiness
Enhancing/augmenting soldier perception
Reducing cognitive burden (information load)
Improving situation awareness/understanding
Improving decision making
Enhancing displays/GUI
Improving human computer Interaction
Improving integration with weapons
Improving integration with C4I systems
Improving integration with combat vehicles
Improving integration with autonomous vehicle/sensors
Enabling future capability growth
(on your table)
Theme 1 –
Physical
Integration
Theme 2 –
Psychological
/Cognitive
Integration
Theme 3 –
External
Integration
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Moving to a Horizontal Lens for Overall
Capability Optimization
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Breakaway Session 2:
Potential Horizontal Solutions & Related
Technologies For Overall System Optimization
Objective: Brainstorm on solutions and their related
technologies (S&T) for overall system optimization, i.e.
those addressing more than one technical/functional
challenge (list on your table)
1. Review the challenge list (on your table) (5 minutes)
2. Share your proposed solutions (homework stickies)
(15 to 20 minutes)
3. Identify 3 to 5 new potential horizontal solutions and
related technologies
4.Summarize your answers on the flip chart
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Table to fill in for BS2
Cross-cutting Horizontal Solutions
Technical/
Functional
Challenges
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Description
Related Technologies
(S&T)
Technology a)
Technology b)
Technology c)
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Technology a)
Technology b)
Technology c)
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Technology a)
Technology b)
Technology c)
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Breakaway Session 2 – Report Back
Objective: Identify the enabling technologies
that could address more than one
functional/technical challenge and leading to
overall capability optimization
1. Present the summary of your discussions
emphasizing the enabling technologies
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14h30
Breakaway Session 3:
R&D Focus Areas & Potential
Collaborators
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Breakaway Session 3:
R&D Efforts Needed & Potential Collaborators
Moving from technical/functional challenges to
solutions/technologies to future R&D efforts
Objective: Discuss the R&D efforts and the
collaborators that could/should be involved in them
1. Select 2 or 3 most enabling technologies (S&T)
(right column on your summary sheet from
session 2)
2. Explain briefly why you chose them
3. Describe the R&D efforts that should be
pursued for each enabling technology
4. Identify collaborators that could be involved in
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these R&D efforts
Breakaway Session 3 Output
Most enabling
technologies (S&T)
R&D effort(s)
Collaborators
Smart fabrics
Data/power transmission
improvement
Company X
Government lab Y
University Z
Signature Reduction: new
coating
Company A
Lab B
Brain computer
interface
xxx
YYY
Exo Skeleton
ZZZ
WWW
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Breakaway Session 3: Report Back
Objective: Identify R&D efforts and related
collaborators that would contribute in
optimizing the overall capability (i.e. In
addressing the key challenges)
1. Each table presents its findings (worksheet
content)
(please hand in your worksheet)
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BS 3 Handout Sheet
Most enabling
technologies (S&T)
R&D effort(s)
Collaborators
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