Abstract
This chapter discusses the maintenance manpower modeling capability in the Improved Performance Research Integration Tool (IMPRINT) that supports the Army’s unit of action. IMPRINT has been developed by the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Human Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED) in order to support the Army’s need to consider soldiers’ capabilities during the early phases of the weapon system acquisition process. The purpose of IMPRINT modeling is to consider soldiers’ performance as one element of the total system readiness equation. IMPRINT has been available since the mid 1990s, but the newest version includes significant advances.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Adkins R, Dahl SG (1993) Final report for HARDMAN III, Version 4.0. Report E-482U, prepared for US Army Research Laboratory. Micro Analysis & Design, Boulder, CO
Adkins R, Dahl SG (1992) Front-end analysis for HARDMAN III in Windows. Report E-21512U, Prepared for Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Micro Analysis & Design, Boulder, CO
Alion Science and Technology (2008) Micro Saint Sharp version 3.0 User Manual. Boulder, CO
Alion Science and Technology and ARL (2009) IMPRINT Pro V3.0 User Guide
Allender L et al. (1999) Evaluation of human performance under diverse conditions via modeling technology. In: Improved performance research integration tool (IMPRINT), user’s guide (Appendix A). US ARL, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Allender L et al. (1995) Verification, validation, and accreditation of a soldier-system modeling tool. In: Proceedings of the 39th human factors and ergonomics society meeting, October 9–13, San Diego, CA. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA
Archer R et al. (1987) Product 5: manpower determination aid. Final concept paper for US ARI. Micro Analysis & Design, Boulder, CO
Archer S, Adkins R (1999) IMPRINT user’s guide prepared for US Army Research Laboratory. Human Research and Engineering Directorate, Boulder, CO
Archer SG, Allender L (2001) New Capabilities in the Army’s Human Performance Modeling Tool, Proceedings of the Military, Government, and Aerospace Simulation Conference. editor Michael Chinni, Seattle, WA, pp 22–27
Archer SG, Gosakan M et al. (2005) New capabilities of the army’s maintenance manpower modeling tool. J Int Test Eval Assoc 26(1):19–26
Bloechle W, Schunk D (2003) Micro Saint Sharp Simulation. In: Proceedings of the 2003 Winter Simulation Conference, New Orleans, LA
Dahl SG (1993) A study of unit measures of effectiveness to support unit MANPRINT. Final report prepared for Ft. Huachuca Field Unit. US Army Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO
Dahl SG (1992) Integrating manpower, personnel and training factors into technology selection and design. In: Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Society. Micro Analysis & Design, Boulder, CO
Dahl et al. (1990) Final report for concepts on MPT estimation (Development of MANPRINT methods, Report E-17611U. Prepared for US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Micro Analysis & Design, Boulder, CO
Defense acquisition guidebook (DAG). Chapter 6, Human systems integration. https://acc.du.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=314774&lang=en-US
Fleishman EA, Quaintance MK (1984) Taxonomies of human performance: the description of human tasks. Academic Press, Orlando, FL
Booher HR (2003) Introduction: human systems integration. In: Handbook of human systems integration. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ
Hoagland DG et al. (2000) Representing goal-oriented human performance in constructive simulations: validation of a model performing complex time-critical-target missions. SIW conference. Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization, San Diego, CA, Paper Number 01S-SIW-137
Kaplan JD et al. (1989) MANPRINT methods. In: Aiding the development of manned system performance criteria. Technical report 852, US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Alexandria, VA
Laughery KR et al. (2005) Modeling human performance in complex systems. In: Salvendy G (ed) Handbook of industrial engineering, 4th edn. Wiley, New York
Laughery KR et al. (1988) A manpower determination aid based upon system performance requirements. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 32nd annual meeting. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA, pp 1060–1064
Lockett JF, Archer SG (2009) Impact of digital human modeling on military human-systems integration and impact of the military on digital human modeling. In: Duffy VG (ed) Handbook of digital human modeling – research for applied ergonomics and human factors engineering. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL
Manpower and personnel integration MANPRINT handbook, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff G1. MANPRINT Directorate, Washington
http://www.manprint.army.mil/manprint/docs/MEMOS/skelton/manprintforthearmy.html
Simpson J et al. (2006) IMPRINT output analysis final report. Technical report prepared by FSU-FAMU College of Engineering Simulation Modeling Group for MA&D and ARL-HRED, April. Tallahassee, FL
Wojciechowski JQ et al. (1999) Modeling human command and control performance sensor to shooter. Proceedings of human performance, situation awareness, and automation conference, Savannah, GA
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2010 Springer-Verlag London Limited
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Gosakan, M., Murray, S. (2010). Maintenance Manpower Modeling: A Tool for Human Systems Integration Practitioners to Estimate Manpower, Personnel, and Training Requirements. In: Faulin, J., Juan, A., Martorell, S., Ramírez-Márquez, JE. (eds) Simulation Methods for Reliability and Availability of Complex Systems. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-213-9_10
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-213-9_10
Publisher Name: Springer, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-84882-212-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-84882-213-9
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)