Accession Number:

ADA151174

Title:

A Practical System for Collecting Reliable Data on the Space-Time Behavior of People.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL

Personal Author(s):

• Dinnat,R. M.
• Averbuch,A. J.

Report Date:

1984-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

25.0

Abstract:

Space-time behavior is determined by collecting data on peoples movements and inferring a mathematical form which expresses their position in space with respect to time. Analysis of space-time behavior can potentially be useful to the military for training, security, and the planning and design of facilities for military installations. Data on time-space behavior is normally collected by human observers usually by self-observation therefore, its reliability is virtually impossible to determine. However, by replacing human operations with electronic operations, the major source of unpredictable error is eliminated. A conceptual system consisting of individual transmitters and receiver-recorders had been proposed to replace human operations with electronic operations for the collection of data on time-space behavior. This investigation examined the technical feasibility of this concept by testing a simple prototype system. The system was shown to be technically feasible, as well as simple to use, and affordable.

Descriptors:

• *PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• *DATA ACQUISITION
• SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
• MILITARY FACILITIES
• TIME DEPENDENCE
• MONITORING
• SECURITY
• ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
• TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
• RELIABILITY
• FEASIBILITY STUDIES
• MILITARY TRAINING
• BEHAVIOR
• TRANSMITTER RECEIVERS
• PERSONNEL DETECTION

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Numerical Mathematics
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE