Applications of Known Quantitative Techniques for Developing Airborne ASW Crew Performance Criteria

Abstract : This is a proposed research plan for a 12-calendar month period. There are five specific airborne ASW research problems discussed briefly followed respectively by five research tasks designed to develop the needed answers. The objective of this research, as well as research outlined for the four following years, is an operational crew proficiency measure. While the setting of this research is in airborne ASW, many of the findings will be generalizable to other areas of Naval operations. For example, the information indexing model used during this past year originated in the broad area of Naval Intelligence and not where it is or will be applied, viz., airborne ASW. To be sure, the operational airborne ASW will benefit from many of the research results which naturally follow when pursuing a particular objective as the overall crew proficiency measure. (Author)