Army Maintenance Training and Evaluation Simulation System (AMTESS) Device Development and Features

摘要

An overview of the development and testing of AMTESS devices was presented. This history was based on AMTESS documents and data gathered in structured interviews of 16 participants in the AMTESS project. An examination of AMTESS documents and interviewee opinions revealed that problems arose during AMTESS device development, acquisition, and testing. Most of these problems centered on the need for (1) more frequent, more precise communications, (2) clearer definitions of the explicit responsibilities of each agency, both government and contractor, (3) more explicit mechanisms for quality control of the devices, (4) greater anticipation of disruption contingencies, and (5) the need for more high-level administrative and financial resources appropriate to the responsibilities imposed on program personnel than were available during the AMTESS project. Opinions about specific device features were presented along with experts' ratings of the features. Experts' ratings were subjected to a multi-attribute utilities analysis. Guidelines for similar future device development efforts were offered.