Review of Testing and Evaluation Methodology for Biological Point Detectors Abbreviated Summary (2005) / Chapter Skim
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2 Overview and High-Level Recommendations
2 Overview and High-Level Recommendations
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TEST AND EVALUATION METHODOLOGY As the committee received information on the process by which the JBPDS program had identified performance requirements, presented testing criteria, and evaluated early sensor constructs, it became clear that a systematic and scientifically credible test methodology would still be needed to guide production deci 10
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In fact, simulants are anything that provides useful, evaluative information on the performance of the system under test, short of the actual biologically active, weaponized warfare agents themselves. Other terms used frequently in this report are defined as follows: Live Agent -- One or more of the viable pathogenic organisms or active toxic compounds as cited in the International Task Force-6 (ITF-6)
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Optimization of the actual JBPDS performance itself should be an ongoing but separate effort. The committee suggests that the best simulants to mimic the behavior of live agents would be killed agents or killed related strains of live agents.
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As noted previously, it is essential to ultimately test in realistic operational environments. While much can be learned from the introduction of collected background air into the WSKRAT facility, it is difficult to reproduce the natural variation found in the broad range of likely JBPDS deployment environments.
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The committee stresses that design and construction of an appropriate test facility requires generation of an extensive scientific body of evidence, as well as substantial analysis and modeling, before an effective WSLAT facility can be developed; reliance on the current WSLAT proposal alone will not adequately address the needs for test validation to support JBPDS testing, evaluation, and production. In summary, the committee proposes that the order of priorities in test and evaluation should be 1.
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Based on the collective expertise and experience of the committee, the technical challenges inherent in the development and implementation of evaluation methodology for the JBPDS warrant outside scientific advice through an independent team. Because this team could be composed of individuals both inside and outside DOD, more wide ranging scientific expertise can assist project managers in moving forward with additional confidence in the scientific rationale for the decisions that DOD needs to make.
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