Development of a Computer-Supported Data Collection System to Measure SoldierPerformance on the Institutional Fire Control System Trainer

摘要

This report describes a data collection system developed to interface withInstitutional Fire Control System Trainers (IFCSTs), which are trunk-size M109A6 Paladin howitzer Automatic Fire Control Computer System (AFCS) simulators. The IFCST simulates tasks performed by the Paladin chief-of-section when interfacing with the actual Paladin AFCS. The IFCST Data Collection System (DCS) links a data collection microcomputer with up to 18 individual IFCST units, records individual performance on scenario function (e.g., total number of errors committed during a scenario, total time required to complete a scenario, and total number of keystrokes required to complete a scenario), and stores these data in dBASE IV data files. The dBASE IV system then generates three types of reports summarizing the data at varying levels of detail.