TRANSFER OF TRAINING WITH SIMULATED AIRCRAFT DYNAMICS: III. VARIATIONS IN COURSE COMPLEXITY AND AMPLITUDE

Abstract

Tra sfer of r ining was studied as a function of simulated aircraft longitudinal dyna ics. Subj cts performed single dimension compensatory tracking with long period (phugoid) oscillatory control syst m dynamics. Two experiments are reported dealing with changes in course complexity and amplitude of the experimental stimulus forcing function. Increasing course complexity substantially affected transfer of training, but not training performance. Increasing course amplitude affected raining performance, but not transfer of training. In general, transfer effects were greater from less difficult to more difficult task conditions. These results are superficially inco istent with previously reported studies. However, many of the phenomena are directly attributable to the presence of complex system dynamics which were absent in prior studies. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0278623

Entities

People

  • F.a. Muckler
  • R.w. Obermayer

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amplitude
  • Complex Systems
  • Dynamics
  • Training

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
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