Operational Research: methods and applications

F Petropoulos, G Laporte, E Aktas… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Throughout its history, Operational Research has evolved to include methods,
models and algorithms that have been applied to a wide range of contexts. This …

Weight watchers: NASA-TLX weights revisited

K Virtanen, H Mansikka, H Kontio… - TheoreTical issues in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) is a
popular method to evaluate mental workload. NASA-TLX assesses mental workload across …

[HTML][HTML] Team situation awareness accuracy measurement technique for simulated air combat-Curvilinear relationship between awareness and performance

H Mansikka, K Virtanen, V Uggeldahl, D Harris - Applied ergonomics, 2021 - Elsevier
A new technique for the assessment of Team Situation Awareness (TSA) accuracy based
upon post task Critical Decision Method structured interviews was developed and tested …

Measurement of team performance in air combat–have we been underperforming?

H Mansikka, K Virtanen, D Harris… - Theoretical Issues in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In air combat, a traditional way of evaluating team's taskwork performance is to measure its
performance output. However, it provides a narrow view about the team's performance and …

What we got here, is a failure to coordinate: Implicit and explicit coordination in air combat

H Mansikka, K Virtanen… - Journal of Cognitive …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Air combat is the ultimate test for teamwork, as teams of fighter pilot (or flights), must
coordinate their actions in a highly complex, hostile, dynamic and time critical environment …

[HTML][HTML] Cooperative maneuver decision making for multi-UAV air combat based on incomplete information dynamic game

Z Ren, D Zhang, S Tang, W Xiong, S Yang - Defence Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Cooperative autonomous air combat of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is one of
the main combat modes in future air warfare, which becomes even more complicated with …

[HTML][HTML] Situation assessment in air combat considering incomplete frame of discernment in the generalized evidence theory

Y Zhou, Y Tang, X Zhao - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
For situation assessment in air combat, there may be incomplete information because of
new technologies and unknown or uncertain targets and threats. In this paper, an improved …

Team performance in air combat: a teamwork perspective

H Mansikka, K Virtanen, D Harris… - The International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The objective of this paper is to describe a model combining taskwork and
teamwork of a single-seat fighter aircraft team, or flight, during its performance episode …

Live–virtual–constructive simulation for testing and evaluation of air combat tactics, techniques, and procedures, Part 2: demonstration of the framework

H Mansikka, K Virtanen, D Harris… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, the use of the live (L), virtual (V), and constructive (C) simulation framework
introduced in Part 1 of this two-part study is demonstrated in the testing and evaluation of air …

Effects of datalink target data on air-to-air missile performance

J Öström, T Sailaranta… - The Journal of Defense …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Modern air-to-air missiles rely on data updated via a datalink about the position and velocity
of a target until their own seeker can lock on to the target. The quality of the datalink target …