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A Saint Model of the AN/TSQ-73 Guided Missile Air Defense System.

ADA113781

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Wortman, D. B.; Hixson, A. F.; Jorgensen, C. C.
Page Count	29
Abstract	The SAINT model of the AN/TSQ-73 system demonstrates the ability to incorporate the human element into a digital simulation model of a complex command and control system. The model is extremely versatile and can be used to evaluate the effect of both human performance characteristics and system operating policies on overall system effectiveness for a wide range of mission scenarios. Continuing refinement and expansion of the model will enhance its ability to address complex issues associated with operator training as well as the design and operation of the AN/TSQ-73 system. In its present form the model can be used to systematically vary battlefield scenarios and study the resulting effects on operator error rates, response times, and task performance sequences. Potential use for an expanded version of the model include the identification of critical tasks based on simulated combat performance, resource or resupply bottlenecks, and optimal use of automatic or semiautomatic operational modes. A second year effort is presently under way to develop improved psychological models of target identification, track hooking operations, and fire unit message handling. (Author)
Keywords	Computerized simulation Command and control systems Man computer interface Cathode ray tube screens Air defense Systems analysis Networks Integrated systems Operators(Personnel) Radar IFF systems Surface to air missiles Consoles Data processing Subroutines Input Output AN/TSQ-73 SAINT(Systems Analysis of Integrated Networks of Tasks) Nike Hercules missiles HAWK missiles
Source Agency	Army Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	74B - Antimissile Defense Systems
Corporate Authors	Pritsker and Associates, Inc., West Lafayette, IN.; Army Research Inst. for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Alexandria,
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Research rept.
NTIS Issue Number	198217
Contract Number	DAHC19-77-M-0031

A Saint Model of the AN/TSQ-73 Guided Missile Air Defense System.

A Saint Model of the AN/TSQ-73 Guided Missile Air Defense System.
ADA113781

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Wortman, D. B.; Hixson, A. F.; Jorgensen, C. C.
Page Count	29
Abstract	The SAINT model of the AN/TSQ-73 system demonstrates the ability to incorporate the human element into a digital simulation model of a complex command and control system. The model is extremely versatile and can be used to evaluate the effect of both human performance characteristics and system operating policies on overall system effectiveness for a wide range of mission scenarios. Continuing refinement and expansion of the model will enhance its ability to address complex issues associated with operator training as well as the design and operation of the AN/TSQ-73 system. In its present form the model can be used to systematically vary battlefield scenarios and study the resulting effects on operator error rates, response times, and task performance sequences. Potential use for an expanded version of the model include the identification of critical tasks based on simulated combat performance, resource or resupply bottlenecks, and optimal use of automatic or semiautomatic operational modes. A second year effort is presently under way to develop improved psychological models of target identification, track hooking operations, and fire unit message handling. (Author)
Keywords	Computerized simulation Command and control systems Man computer interface Cathode ray tube screens Air defense Systems analysis Networks Integrated systems Operators(Personnel) Radar IFF systems Surface to air missiles Consoles Data processing Subroutines Input Output AN/TSQ-73 SAINT(Systems Analysis of Integrated Networks of Tasks) Nike Hercules missiles HAWK missiles
Source Agency	Army Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	74B - Antimissile Defense Systems
Corporate Authors	Pritsker and Associates, Inc., West Lafayette, IN.; Army Research Inst. for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Alexandria,
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Research rept.
NTIS Issue Number	198217
Contract Number	DAHC19-77-M-0031