Team situation awareness accuracy measurement technique for simulated air combat: Curvilinear relationship between awareness and performance

Heikki Petteri Mansikka; Kai  Virtanen; Ville Uggeldahl; Don Harris

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103473

Team situation awareness accuracy measurement technique for simulated air combat: Curvilinear relationship between awareness and performance

Heikki Petteri Mansikka, Kai Virtanen, Ville Uggeldahl, Don Harris

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Abstract

A new technique for the assessment of Team Situation Awareness (TSA) accuracy based upon post task Critical Decision Method structured interviews was developed and tested using 39 combat-ready F/A-18 pilots. Pilots undertook a number of simulated air combat scenarios, flying in flights of four aircraft against a formation of enemy aircraft. Results showed a strong curvilinear relationship where high TSA accuracy resulted in higher performance in some areas of air combat, measured with friendly losses and kills. There were diminishing returns in performance as TSA accuracy increased. This may explain why previous studies on air combat have found relatively weak relationships between situation awareness and performance where the relationship has been assumed to be linear.

Original language	English
Article number	103473
Number of pages	10
Journal	Applied Ergonomics
Volume	96
Early online date	2 Jun 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103473
Publication status	Published - Oct 2021

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Critical decision method
Performance
Team situation awareness

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Engineering (miscellaneous)
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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