Case Study: Radar System Operation and Maintenance
CHALLENGE:
The Navy needed to increase both the number and proficiency of its radar operators,
but it faced significant cost and other constraints. JHT provided a successful solution
- an instructional simulation of the radar system.
SOLUTION:
We developed a program that imitates a radar console and has fully functional controls.
Consequently, after paying for the program once, the Navy could train many students
simultaneously - any sailor with a computer and access to the program could train at any
time. The students enjoy the “game” of practice, spending additional hours on the system
to improve their skills. The more experienced or skillful student may have to plot, identify,
and track more contacts in a shorter period of time than his less-skillful colleague. As with
the practice, the assessment becomes a competitive game for most students; they enjoy
increasing the level of difficulty and comparing their results with others’.
RESULT:
The results of our efforts are an increase in the number of radar operators the Navy can
train, a reduction in the cost of training operators, and ultimately a rise in the proficiency
of the operators.
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