Air Combat Maneuvering Performance Measurement State Space Analysis

Abstract
Air combat maneuvering free engagements provide a challenging environment for the measurement of aircrew performance. The rapidly evolving technology in ground-based flight simulation and the data collection and analyses capabilities of the airborne Air Force Air Combat Maneuvering Instrmentation/Navy Tactical Combat Training System (ACMI/TACTS) show promise for providing the kinds of data needed for detailed air combat maneuvering performance measurement. An existing database of time history data collected during ACM free engagements on the Simulator for Air-to-Air Combat (SAAC) was re-analyzed using an analyses scheme called TACSPACE. This approach divided each engagement into segments according to the relative positions of the proposed and opponent aircraft in terms of aspect angle, line-of-sight angle, and range between aircraft. Several different performance measurement models were developed from the TACSPACE analyses. These models vary greatly in complexity as different sizes of TACSPACE segments and different analyses within the TACSPACE segments were tested. Large differences were found between the models in their ability to account for performance variance. Strong evidence was found for the efficacy of including measures of control activity in TACSPACE segments corresponding to offensive and defensive positions.

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