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Modelling a helicopter training continuum to support system transformation
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posted on 2015-01-01, 00:00 authored by Michael JohnstoneMichael Johnstone, Vu LeVu Le, B Khan, Douglas CreightonDouglas Creighton, A Novak, V Nguyen, L Traceyhis study investigates the role of system dynamics (SD) modeling to support strategic decision making for an aviation training continuum that is going through major change. The Australian helicopter training continuum (HTC) is currently undergoing transformation, with restructure and consolidation of training schools and training platforms across multiple services. In this research, we introduce a novel SD-based HTC simulation architecture to facilitate the discovery of relationships between student and instructor development and flow dynamics. The proposed simulation architecture employs hybrid push – pull flow control to quantify transience and estimate recovery time after a policy change or disturbance. This architecture allows for multiple student and instructor types, and their respective intake levels and pass rates. Here the instructor variables include availability, specialization and experience. Enos (2011) successfully explored the application of SD modeling to understand the behavior for combat aviation training in an individual school. This research employs a similar modeling philosophy, but takes a higher level view of the system by looking across multiple training schools, which introduces complexity due to pooling, latency and the amplification of affects across the system. The ability to identify causal relationships allowed stakeholders to develop a deeper understanding of the underlying systemic problems, such as delayed transitions between schools and instructor shortages, whilst the hybrid “push-pull” design allowed us to quantify the pooling of students between schools.
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NTSA Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (49th: 2015: Orlando, Fla.)Pagination
1 - 11Publisher
[National Training and Simulation Association]Location
Orlando, Fla.Place of publication
[Arlington, Va.]Start date
2015-11-30End date
2015-12-04Language
engPublication classification
E Conference publication; E1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2015, NTSATitle of proceedings
I/ITSEC 2015: Forging the Future Through Innovation. Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (NTSA)Usage metrics
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