Virtual Environment Technology for MOUT Training,

Abstract

Military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) is an important component of land combat due to increasing urbanization throughout the world. The objectives of this study were to (1) evaluate the use of VE technology for training military personnel on MOUT tasks, (2) identify the behavioral issues associated with use of VE technology for training, and (3) identify previous attempts to simulate individual behavior in a VE. MOUT were analyzed to determine the applicability of VE technology for training both individual and team-level tasks associated with MOUT. The analysis considered candidate technologies, costs, trade-offs, alternatives, and expected changes in technologies over the next 6 years. The analysis focused on MOUT training tasks that were previously described in U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps training manuals, and in previous task analyses performed by other research and development organizations. Military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) is an important component of land combat due to increasing urbanization throughout the world. The objectives of this study were to (1) evaluate the use of VE technology for training military personnel on MOUT tasks, (2) identify the behavioral issues associated with use of VE technology for training, and (3) identify previous attempts to simulate individual behavior in a VE. MOUT were analyzed to determine the applicability of VE technology for training both individual and team-level tasks associated with MOUT. The analysis considered candidate technologies, costs, trade-offs, alternatives, and expected changes in technologies over the next 6 years. The analysis focused on MOUT training tasks that were previously described in U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps training manuals, and in previous task analyses performed by other research and development organizations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA328001

Entities

People

  • Daniel B. Nissman
  • David L. Ryan-jones
  • James F. Kennedy
  • Robert F. Helms Ii

Organizations

  • RTI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Cognition
  • Combat Simulations
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Medical Personnel
  • Psychology
  • Three Dimensional
  • Trainees
  • Virtual Reality

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Urban Planning and Geography.