2019 I/ITSEC

Lessons Learned in the Experimental Use of Simulated Malodors to Support Live Training (Room 320B)

04 Dec 19
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Tracks: Full Schedule, Wednesday Schedule

Speaker(s): William Pike, US Army CCDC-SC STTC; Michael Proctor, University of Central Florida; Deborah Burgess, The SALUD Group, Inc.

randomly assigned in a between-groups experimental design with control. Each cadet performed a medical evacuation order task under assigned experimental conditions. Findings with respect to soldier performance, stress, escape behavior, and the physiology of olfactory adaptation are reported below. In addition, the research contributes to the use of the Atmospheric Quality Scale and the Electrodermal Activity Data via wrist-worn Q-Sensors in field experimentation. Outcomes and lessons learned provide future olfactory researchers considerations for design and testing of alternative training methodologies.