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The Automated Portable Test (APT) System is a notebook-sized, computer-based, human-performance and subjective-status assessment system. It is now being used in a wide range of environmental studies (e.g., simulator aftereffects, flight tests, drug effects, and hypoxia). Three questionnaires and 15 performance tests have been implemented, and the adaptation of 30 more tests is underway or is planned. The APT System is easily transportable, is inexpensive, and has the breadth of expansion options required for field and laboratory applications. The APT System is a powerful and expandable tool for human assessment in remote and unusual environments.
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Portions of this report were prepared by personnel of the Naval Biodynamics Laboratory in support of Naval Training Equipment Center (NTEC) Task 3775-2P4 (Simulator Aftereffects) and by personnel of the Essex Corporation under NTEC Contract N61339-81-C-0105 and NASA Contract NAS 9-16982. Opinions or conclusions contained in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or endorsement of the supporting government agencies. Trade names of materials or products of commercial or nongovernment organizations are cited where essential for precision in describing research procedures or evaluation of results. Their use does not constitute official endorsements or approval of the use of such commercial hardware or software.
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Bittner, A.C., Smith, M.G., Kennedy, R.S. et al. Automated Portable Test (APT) System: Overview and prospects. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 17, 217–221 (1985). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03214386
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03214386