Design and Functional Specifications for the Simulation of the Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV)

Abstract

The Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV) is a high-priority component of the Block II preplanned product improvements (P3I) for the M1 tank. Army developers have suggested that this addition will enhance the fighting ability of the tank by providing increases of up to 40% in target acquisition. This predicted enhancement was questioned, however, when several soldier machine interface (SMI) issues were raised. To address these SMI issues early in the acquisition cycle, research using simulation was proposed. This document was developed to provide Army contractors with design guidelines and function specifications of a generic CITV to be used in simulation. Contractors associated with the Development Simulation Networking (SIMNET-D) and the Unit Conduct of Fire Trainer (UCOFT) are considered the prime users of the document. Keywords: Man machine interface, Target acquisition, Tanks combat vehicles, Gunsights.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA201419

Entities

People

  • Kathleen A. Quinkert

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Contractors
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Manpower
  • Military Research
  • Reliability
  • Simulations
  • Social Sciences
  • Specifications
  • Target Recognition
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test Beds
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Military Science
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Software Engineering