DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING EQUIPMENT PLANNING INFORMATION

In the development of Air Force Systems, the timely procurement and delivery of training equipment is essential. Many human factors and engineering considerations enter into the determination as to what items of training equipment will best serve the purposes of a particular system. This report attempts to take proper account of both the engineering and human factors considerations but places special emphasis upon the latter. The report is divided into seven sections entitled: Introduction, An Overview of Training Equipment Planning, Training Functions for Various Types of Training Equipment, Training Equipment Utilization, Training Equipment Effectiveness Characteristics, Training Equipment Costs, and TEPI Development. The appendices cover: Explanation of Terms, The Personnel Subsystem and Its Elements, and a Selected Bibliography. Liberal use is made of graphic and tabular presentations to illustrate the principles presented. (Author)