In addition to eliminating errors of omission, and eliciting follow-up information, the user can be notified about atypical occurrences. The post-test analysis can then concentrate on identifying systemic performance parameters. We have developed a number of systems for collecting observational data that replace paper narratives with pen-based PCs. We will demonstrate two such systems. The other system is a replacement for the record currently kept by submarine sonar operators.
Additional systems are under development.
For these systems, development costs will be recovered in less than three years. The primary source of these savings is the reduction in post-test data reduction and analysis costs. These cost reductions have been achieved while simultaneously improving the analysis product.