Fidelity Requirements for Army Aviation Training Devices: Issues and Answers

Stewart, John E.; Johnson, David M.; Howse, William R.

doi:10.21236/ada493584

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“…Aviation scholars and training professionals agree that the low fidelity simulation can accelerate the development of pilots' cognitive and behavioral skills in a wide spectrum of flight operational activities. Stewart et al [14] maintain that utilization of inexpensive flight simulation software and hardware with its relatively low fidelity is acceptable because the low fidelity simulation can be effective for training in normal flight operations if a high-quality training program supplements it. The researchers believe that acceptability of the low fidelity simulation is especially significant in the beginning of the flight training process when the high fidelity simulation may produce cognitive overload of the trainee pilot that reduces the training efficiency.…”

Section: A Low Fidelity Simulators As Tools For Pilot Proficiency Dementioning

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Integration of Affordable Information Technology Products into General Aviation Training and Research

Risukhin¹,

Thompson²,

Hasenick³

et al. 2016

16th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference

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Aircraft pilot training programs and aviation research projects contain portions that do not require utilization of sophisticated and highly expensive full flight simulators and flight training devices (FTD) with high fidelity of simulation, or real aircraft flights. Increased variety of affordable software and hardware became conducive to construction of relatively inexpensive personal-computer-based flight simulation tools named low fidelity simulators (LFS) that can boost development of aircraft pilots' cognitive and behavioral skills, as well as help acquire valuable research results. Describing examples of collegiate aviation LFS-based training and research activities the paper attempts to reveal how the LFS concept can prop up research and pilot proficiency enhancement in the General Aviation -an important branch of the U.S. national civil aviation. The LFS concept utilization demonstrated optimistic outcomes in aviation college student pilots' flight proficiency progress along with training cost reduction and student retention, as well as in aviation human factors research aimed at light aircraft flight safety enhancement through better understanding of single pilot performance issues. The peer mentoring technique proven to be helpful in higher education institutions, was introduced in aviation training environment by means of the LFS in addition to standard flight training process, and showed positive results. Student pilots demonstrated improvement of their progress in regular flight training lessons after preliminary peer mentored self-training exercises in the LFS. Positive results were also achieved when certified instructor pilots performed LFS introductory training of student pilots in teamwork and crew resource management before standard FTD multi-crew training sessions were initiated. Supported by the Federal Aviation Administration collaboration in LFS-based research endeavors performed in leading U.S. universities with aviation programs has produced promising preliminary results significant for General Aviation flight safety improvement based on enhancement of pilot decision making in hazardous weather conditions.

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Section: A Low Fidelity Simulators As Tools For Pilot Proficiency Dementioning

confidence: 99%

Integration of Affordable Information Technology Products into General Aviation Training and Research

Risukhin¹,

Thompson²,

Hasenick³

et al. 2016

16th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference

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“…The research on transfer of training from simulator to aircraft has demonstrated that contrary to institutional beliefs, training strategy is more important than fidelity with regard to training effectiveness." 19 In other words, a solid training program enables successful transfer of training to the aircraft, even if the simulator is of low fidelity.…”

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The Simulator: A Path to Preserve USMC Aviation Capability While Reducing Costs

Pope¹

2012

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“…Questions about the necessity of high fidelity training simulators began to appear in published literature in 1949 (Jones et al 1985) and continue to the present (Stewart et al 2008). Other assumptions are that training simulators are necessary only when training in the actual performance environment is not safe and that the fidelity of training simulators should be limited only by technology and cost.…”

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“…Some of these studies indicate that high levels of fidelity can result in negative transfer. Rankin et al (1984aRankin et al ( , 1984b, Su (1984), Jones et al (1985), Alessi (1988), Hays et al (1992), Stewart et al (2008), and several other sources document many instances where either no transfer or negative transfer results from high levels of fidelity. Moreover, the literature also documents many instances in which low fidelity simulators result in higher levels of positive transfer than result from high level fidelity simulators when training the same tasks.…”

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Technical Basis for Physical Fidelity of NRC Control Room Training Simulators for Advanced Reactors

Minsk¹,

Branch²,

Bates³

et al. 2009

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This report provides the technical basis for physical fidelity requirements of simulator technology to train U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff for their duties in upcoming nuclear power reactor control rooms (CRs). It assembles information from published research, expert opinion, review of next-generation CR designs, and a survey of 97 NRC resident inspectors (RI) and operator licensing examiners (OLE) to evaluate training needs, past experience with CR simulator training, and the importance of human-system interface (HSI) systems to the tasks that comprise the CR duties of RIs and OLEs. To provide a foundation for prioritizing training and evaluating simulator physical fidelity needs, the project team developed a Task/Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSA) Inventory and analyzed the identified inventory items in terms of difficulty to perform, importance to safety, and frequency of performance.. The survey results provide an estimate of the degree and impact of differences in physical fidelity between the training simulator and the CR/simulator and assignment plants.v Executive SummaryThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Technical Training Center (TCC) must develop training programs for NRC staff who will regulate advanced, or Generation III and III+, nuclear power reactors. Training in a control room (CR) simulator is an important part of the NRC training program. There is little information available on training needs or training approaches for individuals who will perform oversight tasks, and even less information on the specific needs of NRC oversight personnel. Training for jobs that involve 'hands-on' or supervisory operation/control and maintenance-aircraft pilots, medical personnel, mechanics, power plant operators, etc.-rather than jobs that involve overseeing the work of others has been the focus of most research on simulator fidelity needs and impacts. In the absence of specific empirical data, the general assumption has often been made that, high levels of simulator fidelity are needed if simulator training is to be effective. This assumption can lead to unnecessarily expensive simulators with a level of fidelity that is not only unnecessary but detrimental to effective training. To address this lack of information, the TTC commissioned Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to evaluate the training needs of staff being prepared to regulate advanced reactors and the factors that affect simulator physical fidelity requirements to provide a stronger, morespecific technical basis for decisions about the fidelity of training simulators.The fidelity of CR simulators is a multi-dimensional concept. This project's focus is on physical fidelity, specifically the level of physical fidelity needed to train both new-hire personnel, who may have no previous experience with any sort of nuclear power plant (NPP) CR, and experienced personnel, who will be assigned to advanced (Generation III and III+) NNP reactors. The overall approach of this project was not research, in the sen...

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Fidelity Requirements for Army Aviation Training Devices: Issues and Answers

Cited by 13 publications

References 18 publications

Integration of Affordable Information Technology Products into General Aviation Training and Research

Integration of Affordable Information Technology Products into General Aviation Training and Research

The Simulator: A Path to Preserve USMC Aviation Capability While Reducing Costs

Technical Basis for Physical Fidelity of NRC Control Room Training Simulators for Advanced Reactors

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