A TECHNIQUE OF INVESTIGATING TANK GUNNER TRACKING ERROR

Abstract

This study is a report of the ability of tank gunners to track continuously over a period of time, to evaluate the role of experience in reducing error, and to provide a basic measurement technique for future tracking studies. Experienced and novice gunners served as subjects, tracking a target tank through evasive maneuvers around a rectangular course, at various ranges. The results of the study indicate that the instrumentation and procedure designed for this study provide a satisfactory technique of measuring tracking error, that the subject's experience did not affect tracking performance in this problem, and that the measuring technique may be used to evaluate target evasive techniques as well as tracking error.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0407405

Entities

People

  • David A. Polefka
  • Francis M. Mcintyre
  • John D. Waugh

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Biological Sciences
  • Calibration
  • Cameras
  • Data Reduction
  • Data Science
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Design
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Science
  • Instrumentation
  • Maneuvers
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Training

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