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Titolo: | Human factors issues in combat identification [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dee H. Andrews, Robert P. Herz and Mark B. Wolf |
Pubblicazione: | Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (398 p.) |
Disciplina: | 355.4/22 |
Soggetto topico: | Friendly fire (Military science) - United States |
Combat - Psychological aspects | |
Combat - Physiological aspects | |
Psychology, Military | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | HerzRobert P WolfMark B AndrewsDee H |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; Section 1 Cognitive Processes; Section 2 Visual Discrimination; Section 3 Situation Awareness; Section 4 Teams; Section 5 Automation; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | This edited book presents an array of approaches on how human factors theory and research addresses the challenges associated with combat identification. Special emphasis is placed on reducing human error that leads to fratricide, which is the unintentional death or injury of friendly personnel by friendly weapons during an enemy engagement. Although fratricide has been a concern since humans first engaged in combat operations, it gained prominence during the Persian Gulf War. To reduce fratricide, advances in technological approaches to enhance combat identification (e.g., Blue Force Tracker) |
Titolo autorizzato: | Human factors issues in combat identification |
ISBN: | 1-315-58738-6 |
1-317-12018-3 | |
1-282-38543-7 | |
9786612385438 | |
0-7546-9515-8 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910456756603321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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