A Practical System for Collecting Reliable Data on the Space-Time Behavior of People.
Abstract
Space-time behavior is determined by collecting data on people's movements and inferring a mathematical form which expresses their position in space with respect to time. Analysis of space-time behavior can potentially be useful to the military for training, security, and the planning and design of facilities for military installations. Data on time-space behavior is normally collected by human observers (usually by self-observation); therefore, its reliability is virtually impossible to determine. However, by replacing human operations with electronic operations, the major source of unpredictable error is eliminated. A conceptual system consisting of individual transmitters and receiver-recorders had been proposed to replace human operations with electronic operations for the collection of data on time-space behavior. This investigation examined the technical feasibility of this concept by testing a simple prototype system. The system was shown to be technically feasible, as well as simple to use, and affordable.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA151174
Entities
People
- A. J. Averbuch
- R. M. Dinnat
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory