Unmanned Aerial System Four-Dimensional Gunnery Training Device: Training Effectiveness Assessment
Abstract
This report presents research supporting the evaluation of the effectiveness of the GUAVA (Gunnery Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Application) four dimensional (4D) digital training device. GUAVA was designed and built as a tool to increase UAS Operators mental model of the three dimensional (3D) space in which they operate and to supplement Gray Eagle UAS gunnery training. A matched group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design procedure was applied to three classes of Gray Eagle students from December 2016 through April 2017 - control group (without GUAVA), experimental group (with GUAVA). Pretest and posttest results were collected and analyzed to determine the impact of GUAVA on student learning. While we failed to find any statistically significant increase in gunnery knowledge for the group using GUAVA as compared to a control group receiving standard gunnery instruction, there was considerable interest from the Gray Eagle Gunnery trainers for the technology, and they see potential in expanding the applications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1211282
Entities
People
- David R. James
- Louis C. Miller
Organizations
- Northrop Grumman
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences