HONORING INNOVATION
mobile care, mCare is a cell phone-based, bidirectional messaging system that improves the coordination of care for Sol- diers in transition.
The platform, which complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Account- ability Act of 1996, relays messages to the user regarding appointment remind- ers, health and wellness tips, and unit announcements. Messages can be targeted to all users, specific regions and units, or individual users.
Soldiers and other users can also respond to messages securely via the mCare portal, where the care team reviews patient feedback.
The creation of mCare answers the need for security and privacy, availability across wireless devices used by the public, ease of use for the patient, and easy access for health care team members. It uses modi- fied commercial-off-the-shelf technologies.
POWER AND PROTECTION
Heidi Shyu, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, examines the Soldier Wearable Integrated Power Equipment System during the U.S. Army Greatest Inventions of 2010 awards ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Conrad Johnson.)
USMRMC’s Health Force Protection funds are supporting a research study regarding the administrative, clinical, technical, and system outcomes of mCare.
Mortar Fire Control System – Dis- mounted (MFCS-D)—Supporting PEO Ammunition’s Product Manager Guided Precision Munitions and Mortar Systems, ARDEC developed the MFCS-D for the 120mm ground mounted mortar system. The MFCS-D reduces the time to fire the first round to less than two minutes at any time, from eight minutes during the day and 12 minutes at night. This capability helps Soldiers stay ahead of enemy forces.
The MFCS-D system contains rugge- dized computers, battery power supplies, displays, navigation and pointing hard- ware, and associated mounting hardware. It provides rapidly deployable indirect-fire support to High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles. The MFCS-D enhances mortar firing operation command and
control, increases accuracy, and allows faster use of dismounted mortars.
The elimination of voice-over-radio com- munication for receiving fire mission data also improves interoperability.
RG-31 Robot Deployment System (RDS)—The RG-31 RDS responds to the need for a low-cost, lightweight way to transport and deploy route clearance robots in combat. The Center for Ground Vehicle Development and Integration of the U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineer- ing Center (TARDEC), in conjunction with Product Manager Assured Mobility Systems in PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support, created the sys- tem so that Soldiers could comfortably transport, deploy, and operate road clear- ance robots while remaining protected in a vehicle.
“This is an innovative, quickly achieved solution to a vital challenge being faced by warfighters,” said TARDEC Direc- tor Dr. Grace M. Bochenek. “Again this year, the most rewarding part of this rec- ognition is realizing our work made a difference for Soldiers.”
Soldiers can use the RDS kit’s full range of capabilities without having to physically unload and deploy the equipment out of the back of the vehicle, which would expose them to enemy threats. Instead, the RDS is a customized hydraulic lift and storage system that Soldiers control from inside the vehicle.
The RG-31 RDS contains an adjustable aluminum storage box and steel frame that bolts onto the rear of the vehicle. The box can be changed to hold a larger or smaller robot as necessary. Using commercial-off- the-shelf components for the box saved time and cost in developing the unit.
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