Fiscal Year:
1992
Title:
ENHANCING SOLDIER CAPABILITIES: A COMPREHENSIVE LITERATURE ASSESSMENT
Agency / Branch:
DOD / ARMY
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$47,204.00
Abstract:
THIS SBIR PHASE I EFFORT PROPOSES A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVE MODELS FOR CATEGORIZING THE TRAINING OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERING LEVELS OF WORKLOAD TOLERANCE. POSSIBLE INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES WILL BE ANALYZED IN TERMS OF THIS MODEL, AND A TRAINING ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUE WILL BE PROPOSED. THE MODEL OF SECRIST (1989) WILL PROVIDE A STARTING POINT FOR SYNTHESIZING AN INTERVENTION TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE WORKLOAD TOLERANCE IN IDENTIFIED LOW TOLERANT SOLDIERS. NEURAL NETWORK USAGE WILL BE USED IN MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND WILL BE CONSIDERED IN DESIGNING AN INTERVENTION TECHNIQUE. PLANS FOR CONDUCTING A PHASE II EFFORT TO CREATE A PROTOTYPE TRAINER WILL BE PROPOSED.
Principal Investigator:
Robert D. O'donnell, Ph.d
5132543171
Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
Nti, Inc.
4130 Linden Avenue Dayton, OH 45432
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No