{"id":17069,"date":"2018-07-26T22:42:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T22:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/26\/how-army-researchers-are-using-software-and-analytics-to-maximize-battlefield-power\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:20:40","slug":"how-army-researchers-are-using-software-and-analytics-to-maximize-battlefield-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/it-networks\/2018\/07\/26\/how-army-researchers-are-using-software-and-analytics-to-maximize-battlefield-power\/","title":{"rendered":"How Army researchers are using software and analytics to maximize battlefield power"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=f41fba05-dff2-4807-9bc5-18622f6c2dc7\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-f41fba05-dff2-4807-9bc5-18622f6c2dc7.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Researchers say they hope to use this newer technology to reduce generator fuel usage and maintenance requirements and optimize how a unit uses its power.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. \u2014 As soldiers at every level become more connected and devices proliferate, the strain on the field-level power grid increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/04\/12\/heres-how-the-army-is-trying-to-catch-up-to-russia-and-china-on-missiles-artillery\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army\u2019s Research, Development and Engineering Command<\/a> dove into the finer details of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2017\/10\/09\/army-wants-missiles-rockets-and-artillery-that-fire-farther-and-deliver-more-punch\/\" target=\"_blank\">power management<\/a>, auto tuning and analytics to drive how soldiers use power in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of that work is focused around the tactical microgrid, basically the network of power that runs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/07\/19\/the-army-is-one-step-closer-to-fielding-a-next-generation-weapon-sight-now-that-theyve-been-dropped-out-of-perfectly-good-airplanes\/\" target=\"_blank\">tactical operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think thick cables, generators and all the power that lets the computers, radios and networks run to digest the vast amounts of information, communication and other electrical needs consumed by a modern military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29_EIO-edited.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29_EIO-edited.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29_EIO-edited.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29_EIO-edited.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29_EIO-edited.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Staff with the U.S. Army Research Engineering and Development Command have applied digitization, software and analytics to help soldiers better manage the Army&#8217;s tactical microgrid. (RDECOM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the not-too-distant past, generator operators and technicians played a sophisticated guessing game that involved a clock, multimeter, flashlight and notepad to measure and mark which power supplies were running, at what level, and where they were on fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But by adding digital capabilities and software-driven devices into the guts of what were simple analog generators and boxes full of copper wiring and switches, they have created a type of brain for what was formerly a mindless system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"639\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/27_EIO-edited.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/27_EIO-edited.jpg.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/27_EIO-edited.jpg.jpg?resize=300,191 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/27_EIO-edited.jpg.jpg?resize=768,490 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Staff with the U.S. Army Research Engineering and Development Command have applied digitization, software and analytics to help soldiers better manage the Army&#8217;s tactical microgrid. 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