Functions of the Instructor/Operator Station (IOS) include the display of information necessary for the instructor to monitor and assess student performance and to provide the student with diagnostic feedback. To support these functions, reliable, valid, and useful measures of student performance are necessary along with graphic capability to display relevant information.

The Air Combat Maneuvering Performance Measurement System (ACM PMS) is a prototype research device developed to address monitoring and debriefing requirements of the IOS. The ACM PMS includes state-of-the-art graphics display capabilities and traditional and innovative measurement algorithms to support ACM training.

The device has been interfaced with the Simulator for Air-to-Air Combat (SAAC) and the Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) range and is capable of collecting, displaying, storing, analyzing, and replaying ACM performance information gathered from training exercises conducted in both the simulator and on the range. The co-location of the SAAC and the ACMI provides a readymade environment for ACM operational training research. With the implementation of the ACM PMS, automated data collection from both simulator and airborne ACM training is possible.

The ACM PMS was designed to support a program of research intended to develop, refine, and validate useful measures of performance and to develop ways of presenting this information to both the instructor and the student. High resolution, real-time, interactive graphics are expected to yield innovative approaches to providing measures of student progress and to supplement and replace traditional methods of debriefing.

The paper describes the ACM PMS development to satisfy SAAC and ACMI user requirements, the system's capabilities, and plans to use the device for measurement validation and performance monitoring and debriefing research.

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Gary Thomas, Ph.D.