Development of Military Performance Models for the Assessment of Psychopharmacological Agent Impact

Abstract

In time of war, the human operators of military systems may be exposed to harmful psychopharmacological agents. Certain pretreatment drugs are known to ward off the harmful effects of chemical agents, but these drugs have adverse side effects that may degrade a soldier's ability to perform an operation. This report describes the development of a task network modeling tool which will be used to simulate the effects of drugs on human performance. This simulation tool is known as Micro SAINT. It is a software package that runs on an IBM PC (International Business Machines, Boca Raton, Florida) or compatible microcomputer. Micro SAINT was designed to be easy to learn and easy to use, so that building models does not require the services of a simulation expert. Several examples are given in which this system was used in real situations. Keywords: Simulation, Modeling, SAINT, Drug effects, Human operators, Task network, Microcomputers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA208056

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  • Carl Drews
  • K. R. Laughery

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