A Defence Technology Centre carries out
military science
Military science is the study of military processes, institutions, and behavior, along with the study of warfare, and the theory and application of organized coercive force. It is mainly focused on theory, method, and practice of producing mil ...
research on behalf of the
UK government
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. They are consortia with members from industry, universities as well as
QinetiQ. They are organised by scientific themes. There are currently four DTCs. One for
Human Factors
Human factors and ergonomics (commonly referred to as human factors) is the application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems. Four primary goals of human factors learnin ...
Integration, one on Electromagnetic
Remote Sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring information about Earth ...
, one on
Data and Information Fusion and one on
Autonomous and Semi Autonomous Vehicles.
External links
Ministry of Defence page on DTCsData Information Fusion Defence Technology CentreElectro Magnetic Remote Sensing Defence Technology CentreSystems Engineering & Integrated Systems for Defence: Autonomous and Semi Autonomous Vehicles Defence Technology Centre
Military research establishments of the United Kingdom
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