Description:
This project is in collaboration with Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC), whose
Montana Operations Center is located in Bozeman. We will develop a Tactical
Automation, Assessment, and Performance Support System (TAAP), a software system
that will train, monitor, evaluate, and assist operators in complex
environments. An initial customer will be the US Navy. The Navy will employ
TAAP aboard Scaled Improved Performance Sonar (SIPS) ships for training,
assisting, and evaluating sonar operators. TAAP will automate simple and
complex tasks, support operator task training and evaluation, and continuously
monitor user and system performance in real-world applications and related
processes. In addition, the proposed system will provide recovery after system
interruption, collect use and trend data, capture best-practice procedures based
on identification and analysis of optimal task performance, and will provide a
means to map system states. This system will build on AAC's existing
Navy-funded Phase II SBIR (N03-074), the Supportability Performance and
Assessment System (SPAS).
Support:
The project is supported by the US Navy under SBIR Phase II support to AAC and
by a grant to Denbigh Starkey from AAC. A Phase III SBIR support from the
Department of Defense is currently being sought.
Opportunities:
At this time their are no positions available on the grant, but it is
anticipated that this will change with future funding.
2009-09-23
