Simulation had its roots in equipment development.  The use of MicroSaint expanded this realm into areas that had not previously benefited from the technology.  Simulations can aide in deciding the optimal number of people to use in a given situation.  These situations may be emergency or normal steady-state.  Answers to questions such as “how many people should be on a fire truck or can a pilot handle all situations by himself?” are now possible.
	MicroSaint helped the military with the development of the Comanche Helicopter.  The Army wished to develop an an attack/reconnaissance helicopter operated solely by the pilot.  The simulation was developed with one key question to answer, “Can one person do it all”?
	Four alternative cockpit designs were entered into the simulator.  Variables considered included auditory, visual, cognitive, and psychomotor loadings.  With the variables defined, experiments were performed to capture data on each cockpit design.  The data was fed into the simulator to predict workload over a wide number of conditions.
	The final recommendation based on the simulation was that a one person attack/reconnaissance helicopter was not feasible.