Exertional Heat Strain Detection: Application of the Human Performance Model Based Systems Engineering System Architecture (MBSE‐SA)

Abstract

AbstractExertional Heat Illness is a significant health concern for the US military, with over 12,300 incidents having occurred during the last five years. In order to help implement preventative measures, wearable devices can be used to provide military leaders with real‐time physiological status monitoring of warfighters. While there are a large number of commercial‐off‐the‐shelf (COTS) wearable devices that could be used for this purpose, not every wearable device is suitable for every military use case. To expedite the process of recommending which wearable systems are suitable for a variety of military use cases, we utilized the Wearables Model Based Systems Engineering System Architecture (MBSE‐SA) developed in our previous work. In addition, we developed a cost‐benefit simulation within the MBSE‐SA to allow users to visualize the cost impact of a chosen system on heat‐related medical costs.