Measuring Submarine Approach Officer Performance on the 21A40 Trainer: Instrumentation and Preliminary Results.
Abstract
This report describes a method for providing unobtrusive performance measurement of submarine approach officers and fire control parties while they train on the 21A40 Advanced Submarine Attack Trainer. A system is described for coupling the 21A40 computer (UYK-7) to a desktop computer with graphics capability (Tektronix 4051) in order to sample fire control parameters for display in post-training critique and evaluation. Values of target range and course were taken at fixed time intervals from the status registers of the main computer. From these values, differences between actual and fire control solution values were determined and graphically displayed. Additionally, a method for determining probability of counterdetection was derived from the existing sound conditions and plotted as a function of time. Examples of these profiles, the computer interface schematic diagram, and the software necessary to plot the graphs are provided. Suggestions for further use of such a performance measure are included along with recommendations for other applications. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA049434
Entities
People
- Anthony Nicotra
- James R. Callan
- Richard T. Kelly
Organizations
- Bureau of Naval Personnel