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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"marksmanship"”.
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Identifying Criteria to Predict Army Rifle Marksmanship Proficiency
… States Army requires each Soldier to develop marksmanship proficiency in an effort to achieve combat readiness. Soldiers currently develop marksmanship proficiency through Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) training, but significant skill deficiencies are apparent at the end of training. These …
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The impact of a visual imagery intervention on Army ROTC cadets’ marksmanship performance and flow experiences
… and performance of cadets engaged in Army ROTC marksmanship training. I employed MANCOVA analyses, with gender and prior marksmanship training experience as covariates, to assess cadets' (n = 127) marksmanship performance and flow experiences. Findings revealed that the use of visual imagery did …
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Effects of Mental Practice on the Acquisition of Critical Psychomotor Skills in Recruit Police Officers
… the application of mental imagery to police marksmanship training. In that regard, the problems inherent in bringing this technique to bear needed to be defined by this study. In this study, various experimental procedures were tested to define techniques for utilizing mental imagery to …
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Control Design for an Inertially Stabilized Rifle
… depredating physiological affects of a soldiers marksmanship due to combat stressors can be achieved through the design and implementation of a active stabilization system for small arms weapons. The INSTAR system is an innovative active stabilization system designed to decouple the shooter's …
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The influence of the Boer War (1899 - 1902) on the tactical development of the Regular British Army 1902 - 1914
… infantry placed new emphasis on dispersion and marksmanship; cavalry improved their dismounted work and reconnaissance skills; and artillery adopted methods of concealment and strove to improve accuracy and co-ordination. Across the army as a whole, the experience of combat lead to an overall …
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Bottom-up and Top-down Mechanisms of Visually-Guided Movements
… virtual environment. While performing a marksmanship task, subjects learned to precisely intercept moving targets. Analysis and modeling of the dynamics of movement revealed mechanisms of learning in this realistic behavioral context. Taken together, the studies provide a link between the …
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Vibrotactile Guidance Cues For Target Identification
… guidance cues can be used to improve marksmanship. This work originated in an effort to provide covert communication, navigation, and weapon aiming cues for infantrymen. It is predominantly an application-driven investigation rather than driven a priori by specific theoretical …