TY - BOOK ID - 135053340 TI - Human factors issues in combat identification AU - Herz, Robert P. AU - Wolf, Mark B. AU - Andrews, Dee H. PY - 2010 SN - 1315587386 1317120183 1282385437 9786612385438 0754695158 9780754695158 9780754677673 0754677672 0754677672 PB - Burlington, VT : Ashgate, DB - UniCat KW - Friendly fire (Military science) KW - Combat KW - Psychology, Military. KW - Psychological aspects. KW - Physiological aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135053340 AB - This edited book presents an array of approaches on how human factors theory and research addresses the challenges associated with combat identification. Special emphasis is placed on reducing human error that leads to fratricide, which is the unintentional death or injury of friendly personnel by friendly weapons during an enemy engagement. Although fratricide has been a concern since humans first engaged in combat operations, it gained prominence during the Persian Gulf War. To reduce fratricide, advances in technological approaches to enhance combat identification (e.g., Blue Force Tracker) ER -