Active Duty C-17 Aircraft Commander Fuel Efficiency Metrics and Goal Evaluation

Abstract

As the largest consumer of fuel in the Department of Defense, the Air Force continually looks for new ways to advocate aircraft fuel efficiency. Optimal metrics and goals are essential components to encourage efficient flying. This research examined two metrics through quantitative statistical and qualitative criteria analysis, picked the most effective metric, and utilized Goal Setting Theory (GST) to couple the metric with an attainable goal aimed at making Aircraft Commander's (AC's) more fuel efficient. The first metric, M1Cargo Adjusted, uses current sortie planning factors and adjusts these for payload. The second metric, M2Regression, uses regression analysis based on flight time and cargo to determine predicted sortie fuel consumption. It was determined that M1Cargo Adjusted provided a more robust measure of efficiency that would provide AC's a locus of control over metric results. M1Cargo Adjusted was then paired with GST foundational principles of goal specificity, difficulty, and commitment and translated into an efficiency goal aimed at influencing AC behavior and optimizing long-term efficient fuel use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 26, 2015
Accession Number
ADA615576

Entities

People

  • Michael J. Schumacher

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Business Administration
  • Data Science
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy Consumption
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Fuels
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics

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