PACER SYSTEMS, INC (PACER) PROPOSES A PHASE I STUDY TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A COST-EFFECTIVE, DEDICATED TRAINER THAT ADDRESSES VISUAL TARGET ACQUISITION PROBLEM BY PROVIDING AN ADEQUATE SIMULATION OF TARGET, MISSION PROFILE AND

PACER SYSTEMS, INC (PACER) PROPOSES A PHASE I STUDY TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A COST-EFFECTIVE, DEDICATED TRAINER THAT ADDRESSES VISUAL TARGET ACQUISITION PROBLEM BY PROVIDING AN ADEQUATE SIMULATION OF TARGET, MISSION PROFILE AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. THE STUDY WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT MAJOR AREAS OF CONSIDERATION INCLUDING TARGET TYPE (STRATEGIC/TACTICAL), AIRCRAFT INGRESS/EGRESS (ALTITUDE, AIR SPEED), AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS (WEATHER CONDITIONS, SMOKE, TAR-GET MASKING, FOLIAGE, FRIENDLY FORCES). FOUR TASKS ARE PROPOSED--IINVESTIGATE EXISTING TARGET ACQUISITION MODELS, II-FORMULATE A GENERLIZED VISUAL TARGET ACQUISITION MASK MODEL, IIIPROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF TASK TRAINING ENVIRONMENT; AND IV-PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PHASE II (PROPOSED SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND RECOMMENDED EVALUATION PROCEDURES). THE RECOMMENDED PHASE II SYSTEM DESCRIPTION WILL ADDRESS VISUAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS TO REPRESENT THE TARGET ENVIRONMENT, COMPUTER RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS, AND THE SIMULATED COCKPIT ENVIRONMENT IN ADDITION TO HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND DATA BASE RECOMMENDATIONS.