John Allan Hall
For the past several years researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Human Effectiveness Directorate have presented science and technology portfolios targeting new systems revolutionizing audio effectives in aerospace operations. Through these efforts many designs have matured and are now in production or will soon be in production. This briefing will update the attendees on the status of these systems and highlight the critical data points along the development path. These systems include the Digital Terminal Attack Communications (DTAC) System, the Attenuation Custom Communications Earpiece System (ACCES™), and the QuietCommTM Digital ANR Earplug. These systems have been briefed to the Department of Defense Research and Engineering, the Joint Aeronautical Commanders Advisory Board, and are critical paths under Defense Technology Objective HS-33. Performance and test experiences will be shared, some of which have included the most advanced military aircraft as well as manned space flight.