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State-by-State Comparison of the Body Size of Young Australian Adults

The goal of this report is, using the 2005 survey of the civilian population, to determine if a survey of the potential aircrew population could be conducted at fewer locations, hence, saving both time and money.

Energy boost bar

In collaboration with industry and academia, DST has developed a high-energy, gut-friendly snack bar for ADF personnel.

A Preliminary Anthropometry Standard for Australian Army Equipment Evaluation

This report supports Defence outcomes by providing an up to date anthropometric dataset that is representative of Australian Army personnel. This will allow assessments to be made of the performance of existing and new soldier systems in terms of fit, clearance,  each, vision and posture.

Disease forecasting system takes out National Innovation Awards

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L-R: Professor James McCraw from Melbourne University and DST's Dr Tony Lau.
L-R: Professor James McCraw from Melbourne University and DST's Dr Tony Lau.

Scientists from Defence and the University of Melbourne have won two innovation awards for disease forecasting.

Quality Evaluation of Dried Soup Mix Packaging

In this report, the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) submitted samples of soup mix packaging (laminate and formed packets) to assess its suitability for inclusion in combat ration packs (CRP).

Anthropometric Manikins for the Design and Evaluation of Soldier Equipment

This report contains details of the use of the Principal Components Analysis method to select a representative selection of body scans from the Australian Army Anthropometric survey and manufacture them into physical manikins.

Comparative Field Evaluation of the In-service and Prototype Modular Mission Adaptive Combat Ration Packs

In this report a side-by-side comparison with in-service CRP, a nutrient optimised modular MA CRP design is fielded with dismounted infantry personnel to assess fitness-for-purpose and utilisation over a 6–day use period.

Breaking open the science of helmet ballistic protection

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Defence Researcher Dr Ping Tan
Defence Researcher Dr Ping Tan

DST researcher Ping Tan has played a key role in undertaking work that focuses on the ballistic performance of body armour, and recently helmets.

The Operationalisation of Agent Transparency and Evidence for Its Impact on Key Human-Autonomy Teaming Variables

This report provides a review of studies that have examined how the transparency of an autonomous system affects key variables such as operator performance, response time, situation awareness, perceived usability, and subjective workload.

Quality Evaluation of Dried Soup Mix Packaging

This report is an analysis of the compliance of paper and foil-based laminate packaged soup against Australian Defence Standard DEF(AUST) 10638 for combat ration packs. 

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