SAM System Performance Evaluation: E-O Data for Human Operator Model Development.

Abstract

A simulation experiment was performed to collect data on the performance characteristics of human operators tracking an aircraft using an electrooptical (TV) tracking system. Two teams were used in the study, each consisting of an azimuth tracker and an elevation tracker. The target aircraft's trajectory was one of five different flight profiles. Performance metrics consisted of angular tracking error in azimuth and elevation. Analysis of variance and Tukey tests were the primary statistical analysis techniques. All tracking errors were relatively low but statistical significance was obtained for trajectory differences, team differences, session effects, and team by session interactions. These data will be used to develop models of the human operators to be included in attrition models such as TAC ZINGER. In this way, Air Force researchers and strategists will be able to obtain engagement data, such as miss-distance and PK, when the threat system is operating in manual modes in addition to the automatic modes currently included in these models. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA094023

Entities

People

  • Evan P. Rolek

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Angular Acceleration
  • Biomedical Research
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Experimental Design
  • Information Science
  • Miss Distance
  • Optical Tracking
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Slant Range
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Training

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.