The Army relies on the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to provide the
critical links between the scientific and military commu
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Welcome to the Human
Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED):
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 The U.S. Army
Research Laboratory's Human Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED) is
the principal Army organization for research and development (R&D) in
the human dimension. HRED conducts a broad-based program of scientific
research and technology directed toward optimizing Soldier performance and
Soldier-machine interactions to maximize battlefield
effectiveness. HRED also executes an analysis mission that provides
the Army with human factors leadership to ensure that Soldier performance
requirements are adequately considered in technology development and system
design. HRED coordinates technologies within the Army, other services and
their laboratories, industry, and academia to leverage basic and applied
research opportunities for the benefit of the Army.
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HRED Functions:
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Developing and conducting a
comprehensive Soldier-oriented R&D program directed towards the
following:
- development of human factors technologies and
design principles that protect and extend the Soldier's physical,
perceptual, cognitive, and psychological performance under hostile and
highly stressed conditions;
- enabling the individual Soldier, crew, and
battle staff to comprehend and manage the vast quantities of data
expected to flow across the digitized battlefield in both automated and
degraded support modes
- effectively integrating the Soldier-operator,
maintainer, and trainer in evolving crew station, equipment, and unit
designs.
Providing the Army with Human
Factors Integration (HFI) technical expertise and leadership to ensure
that Soldier performance requirements are adequately considered in
technology development and system design.
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HRED Visitor
Information:
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Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD |
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Advanced Decision Architectures Collaborative Technology Alliance (ADA CTA)
