Optimization of Army-Navy/portable special search (AN/PSS)-14 operator training / by Kristin M. Schweitzer [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Schweitzer, Kristin M.

Contributor:

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

Carnegie Mellon University

Series:

ARL-TR (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.) ; 3970.

ARL-TR ; 3970

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land mines--Detection--United States.

Land mines.

Land mines--Detection.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 78 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD : Army Research Laboratory, [2006]

Summary:

The research goal was to optimize Army-Navy/Portable Special Search (AN/PSS)-14 mine detector operator training duration and content. Results from training observations and analysis of Soldiers learning progression curves indicated that AN/PSS-14 operators who certified through the course were not adequately skilled. Results also showed that the operators learned little with regard to ground-penetrating radar (GPR) use and consequently were not confident in discriminating mines and clutter. The authors recommended a better understanding of GPR functionality and the teaching of target discrimination. Additional time needs to be spent on learning how to develop the spatial patterns (footprints) that different objects produce through metal detection and GPR signals. Training sessions need to be standardized and structured into the crawl-walk-run format with more "hands-on" experience. The Sweep Monitoring System needs to be used more fully. Instructors need to better provide prompt, consistent, and frequent performance feedback. We recommend more stringent quality control of mine simulants, controlled clutter in the mine lanes, burying of the test piece, and multiple grading standards (probability of detection, target discrimination, time standard) that are consistent and more accurate. Recommendations were integrated into a new program of instruction

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (ARL, viewed May 13, 2008).

"ذمْفِمْل ى َكمُُِفْىٰ َُىوٰ افمَْهىم حم ٌٌَُصىَمٱْى"ٰ."

"October 2006."

"Prepared in collaboration with Carnegie-Mellon Univ."

The original document contains color images.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

227905154

Access Restriction:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE NOT AVAILABLE IN MICROFICHE.