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Development of a Standardized Performance Test Battery for Certification of…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
32169 		Program Year/Program:
1997 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
32169 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
NTI, Inc.
927 Fred Johnston Drive Fairborn, OH -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1997
Title: Development of a Standardized Performance Test Battery for Certification of Aeromedical Drugs
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $720,217.00
 

Abstract:

The possibility of performance decrement due to a pilot's use of therapeutic chemicals, both prescription and over-the-counter, is a continuing concern of aerospace medicine. This concern is aggravated in advanced aircraft, since even low levels of performance decrement on the part of the pilot can have catastrophic consequences. Yet, approaches to measuring the safety of such chemicals focus on medical concerns, and usually rely on indirect evidence of their performance effects. This proposal details and demonstrates an objective assessment system which simplifies and standardizes current approaches. The system combines current laboratory performance assessment techniques (using synthetic tasks embedded in part-task simulations), with advanced computer modeling to provide operationally meaningful estimates of the effect of a chemical agent on the pilot. Specifically, a test battery will be designed to probe pilot-relevant skills, and laboratory protocols for utilizing the battery under the physical stresses of flight (heat, vibration, fatigue, high-G, etc.) will be defined. Test data will be entered into computer simulation models of aircraft systems and missions to calculate real-world effects of any observed performance decrement. Output from these simulations will permit the aerospace physician to make objective, informed decisions about the safety of any therapeutic agent in the flight environment.

Principal Investigator:

Robert D. O'donnell, Ph.d
5132543171

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

NTI, Inc.
4130 Linden Avenue, Suite 235 Dayton, OH 45432

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No