Aids to Navigation Principal Findings Report: Validation for a Simulator-Based Design Project.

Abstract

The research reported here is part of the United States Coast Guard's Performance of Aids to Navigation Systems Project. The objective of the project is to provide guidelines for evaluation and design of AN systems in restricted waterways. The major effort has been the evaluation of aid systems under a variety of conditions on a marine simulator developed for the project. This report describes the validation of the simulator by comparing performance data collected at sea with performance data collected on the simulator. Ships were tracked electronically at sea and other data was collected manually in Chesapeake Bay in the approach to Baltimore, Maryland and Narragansett Bay in the approach to Providence, Rhode Island. The conditions observed in these restricted waterways were modeled on the USCCG/SA simulator and pilot performance was compared. This evaluation identifies the strengths and limitations of the simulator and the need for possible adjustments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA146789

Entities

People

  • J. D. Moynehan
  • J. Multer
  • K. L. Marino
  • M. W. Smith

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Audiovisual Aids
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Coast Guard
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Displays
  • Data Science
  • Frequency
  • Host Computers
  • Information Science
  • Research Facilities
  • Simulators
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Tests
  • Surveys
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States
  • Waterways

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics