BRIGADE LEVEL HARD COPY DEVICE

THE UNIVERSE OF AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE EVALUATED AGAINST REQUIREMENTS FOR A BRIGADE OR LOWER LEVEL DEVICE INTENDED TO PRINT MAP DATA. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT WILL BE TO SELECT THE BEST TECHNOLOGY FOR A BRIGADE LEVEL HARD COPY DEVICE AND TO OUTLINE THE PHASE II PROGRAM STEPS NEEDED TO BRING THE PRODUCT TO FRUITION. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THREE STEPS. IN THE FIRST, WE WILL IDENTIFY FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS. IN STEP 2, WE WILL IDENTIFY HARD COPY TECHNOLOGIES AND CONSTRUCT A MATRIX LISTING THE CAPABILITIES OF EACH TECHNOLOGY IN TERMS OF THE REQUIREMENTS. AT THE END OF STEP 2, WE WILL SELECT THE PREFERRED TECHNOLOGY AND IN STEP 3, PLAN A PHASE II EFFORT TO DEMONSTRATE A PROTOTYPE DEVICE BASED ON THIS TECHNOLOGY. THE MAJOR OUTPUTS OF THIS STUDY WILL BE A DETAILED COMPARISON OF THE HARD COPY TECHNOLOGIES REVIEWED AND A PLAN FOR A PHASE II HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT EFFORT.