The Effects of a 48-Hour Period of Sustained Field Activity on Tank Crew Performance

Abstract

A 48-hour field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of sustained activity on the performance of tank crews in communication, driving, surveillance, gunnery, and maintenance activities. Moving surveillance and some driving activities showed statistically significant performance deterioration over a 48-hour period of work without sleep. The experiment showed that the diurnal rhythm of the subjects did not affect performance significantly. The results of the experiment support a broad conclusion that tank crews using present equipment can maintain operational proficiency during 48 hours of sustained activity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0731219

Entities

People

  • H. P. Bishop
  • L. L. Ainsworth

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Applied Psychology
  • Control
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Resources
  • Machine Guns
  • Military Personnel
  • Motor Skills
  • Moving Targets
  • Passive Surveillance
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Reaction Time
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Military Science