| Decontamination Equipment Standards Workshop for Civilian First Responders |
Dec-2009 |
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| Authors:
John Walther; Shawn Bowen; Matthew Beebe; Michael B DeZearn; EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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 | The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center's Decision Analysis Team (DAT) was tasked by the Department of Homeland Security/National Institute of Standards and Technology Standards Development Team to conduct a workshop with first responders to obtain more focused input on important decontamination equipment characteristics. The workshop was a follow-on effort to a survey that the DAT conducted in 2008. Over the course of 2 days in January 2009, the DAT ... |
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| An Empirical Methodology for Engineering Human Systems Integration |
Dec-2009 |
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| Authors:
Nicholas S Hardman; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The systems engineering technical processes are not sufficiently supported by methods and tools that quantitatively integrate human considerations into early system design. Because of this, engineers must often rely on qualitative judgments or delay critical decisions until late in the system lifecycle. Studies reveal that this is likely to result in cost, schedule, and performance consequences. This dissertation presents a methodology to improve the application of systems engineering technical processes ... |
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| Test Operations Procedure (TOP) 4-2-013 Commodity Engineering Test Procedures, Recoilless Rifle Ammunition |
22-Sep-2009 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
ABERDEEN TEST CENTER MD
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 | This TOP provides guidance for planning engineering tests of recoilless rifle ammunition. It outlines test phases to be included and points out important features to be considered for each phase. The procedures apply to other types of proving ground tests of recoilless rifle ammunition as well as engineering tests. |
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| Cold Regions Test of Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles |
22-Sep-2009 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY COLD REGIONS TEST CENTER FORT GREELY AK
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| This Test Operations Procedure (TOP) provides specific and general procedures for testing tracked and wheeled vehicles in a Cold Regions environment. The common characteristics of a cold region are cold temperatures, strong seasonality with distinct changes in insolation, frozen atmospheric moisture, frozen ground, and freeze thaw of water. These characteristics have moderate to high risk impacts on the operation of tracked and wheeled vehicles and are best addressed through natural ... |
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| Overcoming Information Overload in the Cockpit |
15-Jul-2009 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
Robert H Kewley; Thomas Deveans; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY OPERATIONS RESEARCH CENTER
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| This study is focused on finding new technologies that will convey the most important information to pilots, when they need it, and in a more efficient and effective way than is currently being done across Army Aviation. The ever increasing complex nature of flying and managing an aircraft, especially during an event which degrades pilot awareness, demands a constant search for better ways of portraying aircraft data to the crew ... |
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| A Summary of Proceedings for the Advanced Deployable Day/Night Simulation Symposium |
Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Keith K Niall; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TORONTO (CANADA)
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| The Advanced Deployable Day/Night Simulation (ADDNS) Technology Demonstration Project was initiated to design, develop, and deliver transportable visual simulations that jointly provide night-vision and high-resolution daylight capability. The project includes research and development on deployable display technologies for realistic day and night training operations, extends the knowledge of human factors with night vision devices, and the ability to represent dangerous or extreme scenarios for day and night operations in general. ... |
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| Stress Effects on Transfer from Virtual Environment Flight Training to Stressful Flight Environments |
01-Jun-2009 |
226 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher K McClernon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects that stress training has on stressful flight operations to mitigate the human factors preconditions to aircraft accidents. In addition, stress training implementation strategies were investigated in order to develop pedagogy pertinent to stress training. A series of three empirical experiments were performed to test the transfer of both human emotional states and task skills from a virtual environment to subsequent ... |
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| Evaluation of Tactile Situation Awareness System as an Aid for Improving Aircraft Control During Periods of Impaired Vision |
Jun-2009 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
James S Brown; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis describes the use of a prototype Tactile Situational Awareness System (TSAS) as an approach to aid pilot performance following simulated laser blindness modeled during a virtual approach in an SH-60 helicopter. Situational awareness and spatial awareness remain critical factors for successful control of manned aircraft. Helicopters and fixed winged aircraft pilots react to spatial orientation challenges during take-off, and landing phases of flight. U.S. and NATO aircraft pilot ... |
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| Research Operations for Advanced Warfighter Interface Technologies |
Jun-2009 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy P Ryan; GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS DAYTON OH
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| Execution of the Research Operations for Advance Warfighter Interface Technologies (ROADWIT) contract required a broad range of technical expertise supporting the mission of the Human Effectiveness Directorate (711 HPW/RHC). The mission of 711 HPW/RHC is to develop science and technology that improves the effectiveness of human-human and human-machine interaction within the Air Force. General Dynamics' mission, in support of 711 HPW/RHC research, is to ensure that the human operator is ... |
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| Colloque S&T Symposium 2009: Understanding the Human Dimension in 21st Century Conflict/Warfare: Taking Care of the Front Line (comprendre la dimension humaine dans les conflits/la conduite de la guerre au xxle siecle: veiller a la ligne de front) |
Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Orrick White; Stefan Wolejszo; Kyle Fraser; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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| Defence S&T Symposium 2009, which focused on Taking Care of the Front Line, was the third of a three part series exploring the human-centric dimensions of conflict in the future security environment. When deployed, Canadian Forces are increasingly expected to navigate the tides of complex situations and environments that require strategies that are not purely military in nature. To successfully support such endeavours, a whole-of-government approach is necessary. Such an ... |
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| Trust Me: Design Patterns for Constructing Trustworthy Trust Indicators |
Apr-2009 |
259 pages |
| Authors:
Serge Egelman; CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| In a world where making an incorrect online trust decision can mean giving away highly personal information to a con artist, Internet users need effective online trust indicators to help them make better trust decisions. In a perfect world, software could automatically detect all security threats and then block access to high risk web sites. Because there are many threats that we cannot detect with 100% accuracy and false positives ... |
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| Safety and Health Evaluation - Command, Control Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare Equipment |
10-Mar-2009 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY ELECTRONIC PROVING GROUND FORT HUACHUCA AZ
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| The purpose of this Test Operations Procedure (TOP) is to provide general guidance for identifying and evaluating potential hazards associated with operating and testing of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare systems. |
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| Architecting Human Operator Trust in Automation to Improve System Effectiveness in Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Control |
Mar-2009 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
Eric A Cring; Adam G Lenfestey; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Current Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) designs require multiple operators for each vehicle, partly due to imperfect automation matched with the complex operational environment. This study examines the effectiveness of future UAS automation by explicitly addressing the human/machine trust relationship during system architecting. A pedigreed engineering model of trust between human and machine was developed and applied to a laboratory-developed micro-UAS for Special Operations. This unprecedented investigation answered three primary questions: ... |
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| A Non-Intrusive Alert System for Maritime Anomalies: Literature Review and the Development and Assessment of Interface Design Concepts (Systeme d'Alerte non Intrusive en cas d'Anomalies Maritimes: Examen de la Documentation et Elaboration/Evaluation de Co |
Mar-2009 |
140 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Matthews; Andrea L Brown; Lora B Martin; Courtney D Tario; HUMANSYSTEMS INC GUELPH (ONTARIO)
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| This project involves the investigation of best practices for the development of design concepts for a visualization aid, specifically an alerting system, which would increase the RMP operators? awareness and understanding of maritime anomalies in the RMP (e.g. vessel not heading to port, grab and dash fishing, etc.). Such an alerting system, however, must make operators aware of anomalies that may be present without impacting on the performance of their ... |
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| Joint Command Decision Support 21st Century Technology Demonstration: Human Factors Style Guide |
Mar-2009 |
168 pages |
| Authors:
CAE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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| The aim of the Joint Command Decision Support for the 21st Century Technology Demonstrator Project (JCDS 21 TDP) is to demonstrate a Joint Net-enabled, Collaborative Environment to achieve Decision Superiority at the strategic and operational levels of command. JCDS 21 applications are intended for short-duration, domestic operations that may require military and civil responders to work together to resolve the impact of natural or man-made incidents. This document is intended ... |
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| Development and Evaluation of Soldier Symbology |
Mar-2009 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Matthews; Jeremy Robson; David W Tack; HUMANSYSTEMS INC GUELPH (ONTARIO)
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| Future soldier systems are being developed that can display a soldier's geo-location on a portable, wearable digital display but common NATO symbology does not exist for displaying these soldiers on a map. NATO Land Capability Group 1 (LCG 1) has identified a need to develop and validate common symbology for the individual soldier that can be displayed on a wide range of digital display types, to improve the joint interoperability ... |
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| Identification of Text and Symbols on a Liquid Crystal Display Part III: The Effect of Ambient Light, Colour and Size |
Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kingsley Fletcher; Stuart Sutherland; Karen Nugent; Michelle Grech; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) MARITIME OPERATIONS DIV
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| This study aimed to identify the minimum font size that supports fast and accurate identification of text and symbols displayed on an LCD under ambient lighting conditions similar to those in naval ships' operations rooms. A series of letters, numbers and combat symbols were displayed on an LCD for either 106 ms or 173 ms. Participants were asked to identify each stimulus and the certainty of their decision. Letters and ... |
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| Identification of Text and Symbols on a Liquid Crystal Display Part I: Characterisation of the Luminance, Temporal and Spectral Characteristics |
Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kingsley Fletcher; Stuart Sutherland; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) MARITIME OPERATIONS DIV
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| This report outlines the measurements performed on an Apple M9179LL/A 30' 2560 x 1600 LCD panel to establish its luminance response function, luminance uniformity, luminance temporal stability, response time and spectral characteristics. The results of this report were used in subsequent reports (Fletcher, Sutherland, & Nugent, in press; Fletcher, Sutherland, Nugent, & Grech, in press) which examined the minimum character size that allowed for fast and accurate identification of numbers, ... |
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| Identification of Text and Symbols on a Liquid Crystal Display. Part 2. Contrast and Luminance Settings to Optimise Legibility |
Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kingsley Fletcher; Stuart Sutherland; Karen Nugent; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) MARITIME OPERATIONS DIV
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| This study aimed to identify the luminance and contrast levels necessary to minimise the threshold identification size of bright letters displayed over a dark background on an LCD under low (1.5 lux) and high (260 lux) lighting conditions. White, pure red, pure green and pure blue upper-case Bailey Lovie letters with a contrast between 3:1 and 300:1 were displayed on an LCD to 20 participants. The threshold identification size was ... |
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| Demonstrating and Communicating Research Impact. Preparing NIOSH Programs for External Review |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
David Adamson; Eric Landree; Valerie Williams; Elisa Eiseman; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA INST FOR CIVIL JUSTICE
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| From 2005 to 2008, the National Academies conducted an external review of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) research programs. The National Academies' review assessed the programs' impact on and relevance to preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. This book describes the methodology that RAND researchers developed to help NIOSH research programs demonstrate and communicate the impact of their activities. The methodology is based on the use of ... |
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| PointCom: Semi-Autonomous UGV Control With Intuitive Interface |
Jan-2009 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Mitchell M Rohde; Victor E Perlin; Karl D Iagnemma; Robert M Lupa; Steven M Rohde; James Overholdt; Graham Fiorani; QUANTUM SIGNAL LLC ANN ARBOR MI
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| Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) will play an important role in the nation's next-generation ground force. Advances in sensing, control, and computing have enabled a new generation of technologies that bridge the gap between manual UGV teleoperation and full autonomy. In this paper, we present current research on a unique command and control system for UGVs named PointCom (Point-and-Go Command). PointCom is a semi-autonomous command system for one or multiple UGVs. ... |
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| Pilot Preferences on Vector Moving-Map Displays |
Jan-2009 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Maura C Lohrenz; Michael E Trenchard; Stephanie A Myrick; John W Ruffner; Tyrus Cohan; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS
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| Vector map databases offer the potential for customised cockpit moving-map displays, in which user-specified cartographic features can be layered to meet mission requirements. The disadvantage of vector moving-maps is the potential for increased user workload. In 1995, the Naval Research Laboratory and the Naval Air Weapons Center jointly performed a preference study, during which aircrew viewed demonstrations of prototype moving-map displays and responded to a detailed questionnaire concerning the usefulness ... |
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| Review of National Work Programme on the Long Term Effects of Sustained High G on the Cervical Spine (Analyse du programme de travail national : les effets long terme sur la colonne cervicale d'un nombre de G lev et prolong ) |
Dec-2008 |
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| Authors:
Karin Harms-Ringdahl; NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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| Empirical evidence, as well as long term studies with radiographic techniques, suggests that flying high performance aircraft has an adverse effect on the cervical spine of aviators. The RTO Group HFM-083 was created to determine the extent of the effects due to long term exposures to sustained G levels and to develop mitigation recommendations. Contributing nations have focused on diverse aspects of the problem, such as Aircrew questionnaires, countermeasures, treatment, ... |
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| Get-in-the-Zone (GITZ) Transition Display Format for Changing Camera Views in Multi-UAV Operations |
Dec-2008 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Austen T Lefebvre; Nicholas F Wright; Antonio Ayala; Mark H Draper; Gloria L Calhoun; Heath A Ruff; Brian P Mullins; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS DIRECTORATE
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| Control applications involving multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will require the operator to switch attention between UAVs, each potentially involving very different scenario environments and task requirements. A transition display format that employs synthetic vision technology designed to enhance an operator's situation awareness when switching between missions is under evaluation. Instead of discretely switching from the camera view for one UAV to the camera view for another, a transition format ... |
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| An Integrated Approach to Understand Relationships Between Shallow Water Benthic Community Structure and Ecosystem Function |
Nov-2008 |
328 pages |
| Authors:
Linda C Schaffner; Iris C Anderson; Jennifer W Stanhope; David J Gillett; William J Metcalfe; Alice M Brlawski; VIRGINIA INST OF MARINE SCIENCE GLOUCESTER POINT
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| Human activities along our nation's coasts often lead to habitat modification, pollution, and overexploitation of living resources in coastal and estuarine waters (U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy 2004). Coastal areas are the most developed regions of the United States. In addition to recreational and leisure activities, these areas support commercial fishing, aquaculture, shipping, and defense activities. Numerous human activities can have detrimental effects on biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem ... |
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| Multinational Military Operations and Intercultural Factors (Les Operations Militaires Multinationales et les Facteurs Interculturels) |
Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
Angela R Febbraro; Brian McKee; Sharon L Riedel; NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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| Since 1990, there has been a significant increase in the number of military operations requiring nations to contribute forces as part of a multinational alliance or coalition. Evidence suggests that differences in the organizational and national cultures of contributing countries can impact the operational effectiveness of the multinational force. The purpose of the NATO Human Factors and Medicine (HFM) Research Task Group (RTG) on Multinational Military Operations and Intercultural Factors ... |
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| A Process-Oriented Nuts and Bolts Tutorial for Implementing Manpower and Personnel Integration (MANPRINT) Evaluations |
Nov-2008 |
256 pages |
| Authors:
Otto H Heuckeroth; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| Manpower and Personnel Integration (MANPRINT) type concerns for military and non-military systems under development have been of interest as long as man has been developing systems. In the mid 1980s, as the MANPRINT program was being formally developed, personnel who would implement this initiative received a 3-week training course on the more management-oriented aspects for MANPRINT. Following this training, those selected to conduct MANPRINT evaluations during operational testing had to ... |
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| Identification of Human Factors Concerns in Joint Strike Fighter and Training Recommendations |
01-Sep-2008 |
161 pages |
| Authors:
Arif B Bitik; Buelent Kueluenk; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Military aviation is the frontier of implementing leading edge technology. The major objectives of advanced technology aircraft are to increase pilot safety and mission efficiency; the Joint Strike Fighter, the most modern fighter aircraft under development, has many technological innovations for just this purpose. A common fact is that technology develops and is used faster than it can be researched thoroughly. This thesis seeks to identify and mitigate potential human ... |
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| Concepts of Interface Usability and the Enhancement of Design through Eye Tracking and Psychophysiology |
Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Kate Ponton; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) MARITIME OPERATIONS DIV
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| This paper outlines and discusses the dominant usability guidelines and concepts that should be a core feature in the design process of user interfaces for complex systems. The concepts include the impact of color, ambient light, dark adaptation, symbol and icon, consistency, information layout, and auditory stimulus. This paper also investigates alternative methods of user interface evaluation, which are psycho-physiological in nature, such as biometrics and eye-tracking. The biometrics covered ... |
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| The Effect of Registration Error on Tracking Distant Augmented Objects |
Sep-2008 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A Livingston; Zhuming Ai; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
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| We conducted a user study of the effect of registration error on performance of tracking distant objects in augmented reality. Categorizing error by types that are often used as specifications, we hoped to derive some insight into the ability of users to tolerate noise, latency, and orientation error. We used measurements from actual systems to derive the parameter settings. We expected all three errors to influence users ability to perform ... |
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| Test Operations Procedure (TOP) 2-2-540 Testing of Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Systems |
30 JUN 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
ABERDEEN TEST CENTER MD
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| This TOP describes a systematic approach to safety and performance testing of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs). The objective is to ensure that the design of each UGV includes positive measures to enhance system safety, and that hazards which could reduce system safety are eliminated or controlled to an acceptable level of risk. |
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| After Action Review Tools for Dismounted Soldier Systems |
01-Jun-2008 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Jean L Dyer; Richard L Wampler; Paul N Blankenbeckler; Michael D Dlubac; Scott E Graham; NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COLUMBUS GA
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| This research examined tools and capabilities required to implement an embedded training (ET) after action review (AAR) support system in future dismounted Soldier systems to enhance the training of squads and platoons (small combat units). Dismounted Soldier systems are being designed and developed to increase battle command, situational awareness and understanding, and provide em bedded training for the small unit. The context of the research was tools to assist the ... |
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| Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Unmanned Ground Vehicle Teaming: UAV Guided Navigation |
MAY 2008 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jessie Y. Chen; Bryan R. Clark; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| We simulated a military reconnaissance environment and examined the performance of ground robotics operators who needed to use sensor images from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to navigate their ground robot to the locations of the targets. We also evaluated participants spatial ability and examined if it affected their performance or perceived workload. Results showed that participants overall performance (speed and accuracy) was better when they had access to images ... |
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| Assessing Constraints on Soldier Cognitive and Perceptual Motor Performance During Vehicle Motion |
MAY 2008 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Jason S. Metcalfe; Jr. Davis; Richard A. Tauson; Kaleb McDowell; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| Among the most significant challenges to implementing U.S. Army future force concepts are persistent human factors issues associated with staffing ground vehicles that are equipped with advanced capabilities including intelligent automation. This review is particularly concerned with understanding the influence of vehicle motion on the ability of Soldiers to perform goal-directed behaviors in future military vehicles. Because vehicle motion is a primary influence on the Soldier's performance, understanding the relationship ... |
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| IRBs and Security Research: Myths, Facts and Mission Creep |
07-Apr-2008 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Simson L Garfinkel; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| Having decided to focus attention on the "weak link" of human fallibility, a growing number of security researchers are discovering the US Government's regulations that govern human subject research. This paper discusses those regulations, their application to research on security and usability, and presents strategies for negotiating the Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval process. It argues that a strict interpretation of regulations has the potential to stymie security research. |
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| Determining the Appropriate Font Size, and Use of Colour and Contrast for Underwater Displays |
01-Apr-2008 |
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| Authors:
J B Morrison; J K Zander; SHEARWATER HUMAN ENGINEERING NORTH VANCOUVER (BRITISH COLUMBIA)
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| Canadian mine countermeasures (MCM) divers currently use a combination of different displays to provide them with information about their safety, equipment, and status. MCM divers require a single, integrated display to simplify information gathering, and to provide information from the dive supervisor. Ergonomic design guidelines were reviewed and modified for information display in the underwater environment. A two-phase experiment was conducted to determine the optimal font size and the optimal ... |
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| Human System Integration Support Tools with Links to DoD System Acquisition Phases |
01-Mar-2008 |
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| Authors:
Lila Laux; Ronald L Small; Susan G Archer; Edward A Martin; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS DIRECTORATE
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| This report is designed to help proceduralize the human-systems integration (HSI) process by linking the flow of HSI analyses in the systems acquisition process to tools that can support those analyses. The initial sections of this report describe how this report is intended to be used, define acquisition-process and HSI terminology, and provide some HSI metrics. All HSI domains are explicitly addressed with the exception of habitability. Techniques for confirming ... |
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| Process Time Refinement for Reusable Launch Vehicle Regeneration Modeling |
MAR 2008 |
188 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph A. Servidio; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH DEPT OF SYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
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| To sustain operational effectiveness, the Air Force has invested in the research and development of space-based technologies. Certain ongoing spacelift research efforts are focused on developing operationally responsive Reusable Military Launch Vehicles (RMLV) capable of launching payloads into orbit within hours of a tasking notification. Previous Air Force Research Laboratory-sponsored AFIT studies have resulted in the development of the MILEPOST discrete-event simulation model. This model has enabled the ability to ... |
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| Impact Protection Assessment of the Redesigned Oregon Aero ZetaLiner Fitting System in the HGU-56/P Aircrew Integrated Helmet System |
FEB 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Frederick Brozoski; Joseph Licina; Shean Phelps; Katie Padgett; Kimberly Vasquez; James Lindsey; Amy Harvey; ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL
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| The HGU-56/P Aircrew Integrated Helmet System (AIHS) uses the thermoplastic liner (TPL) to provide wearers with a custom helmet fit. While the TPL provides a comfortable helmet fit for most HGU-56/P AIHS wearers, there is a portion of the aviation warfighter population who cannot be comfortably accommodated by the TPL. Oregon Aero, Inc. markets an alternative helmet fitting system for the HGU-56/P AIRS (this fitting system is referred to as ... |
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| Soldier Flexible Personal Digital Assistant Program |
08 JAN 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Price; Jason Woytowich; Marc Carlson; INHAND ELECTRONICS INC ROCKVILLE MD
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| The main goal of the Soldier Flexible Personal Digital Assistant Program was to develop prototypes of a novel flexible display technology device for demonstration in a laboratory setting and use in Future Force Warrior (FFW) demonstrations. This device was designed to meet the needs of FFW and to provide situational awareness, mapping software, and other data for the soldier. The key unique feature of the Soldier Flexible PDA Program is ... |
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| AIMSsim Version 2.3.4 - User Manual |
Jan-2008 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
Oliver Schoenborn; Nima Bahramifarid; Patrick Lachance; CAE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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| This user manual provides an overview of the software functionality developed to support the empirical investigation of a simulated user interface for an Advanced Integrated Multi-sensor Surveillance (AIMS) system (formerly known as the Enhanced Low-Light Level Visible and Infrared Surveillance System - ELVISS). The AIMS system is an electro-optical imaging system being developed by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) - Valcartier to enhance the capability of search and rescue ... |
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| AIMSsim Version 2.3.4 - System Manual |
Jan-2008 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Oliver Schoenborn; Nima Bahramifarid; Patrick Lachance; CAE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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| This system manual provides an overview of software developed to support the empirical investigation of a simulated user interface for an Advanced Integrated Multisensor Surveillance (AIMS) system (formerly known as the Enhanced Low-Light Level Visible and Infrared Surveillance System ELVISS). The AIMS system is an electro-optical imaging system being developed by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Valcartier to enhance the capability of search and rescue (SAR) crews to operate ... |
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| Apache Aviator Evaluation of Dual-Technology Night Vision Systems in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Urban Combat (Master's Thesis) |
JAN 2008 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
J. K. Heinecke; Clarence E. Rash; Richard Ranaudo; Keith L. Hiatt; ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL
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| The U. S. Army currently fields two variants of night vision devices (NVDs), the Aviator Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS) and the Pilot Night Vision System/Target Acquisition and Designation System (PNVS/TADS). The effectiveness of these sensors in the AH-64D during urban missions in Iraq from November 2005 thru October 2006 was assessed with a questionnaire administered to 38 Apache AH-64D aviators. The survey compared sensors with regard to reconnaissance, situational ... |
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| The Effects of Automation on Battle Manager Workload and Performance |
JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Amy Soller; John Morrison; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This report summarizes the literature reviewed in preparation for planning and executing a series of controlled, operator-in-the-loop (OITL) experiments to determine how an air and missile defense (AMD) battle manager's performance degrades with increased workload and how automated battle management aids (ABMA) can moderate this degradation. The sources for this survey range from studies that describe the basic limits of human memory capacity to those that assess the number of ... |
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| Clearing up the Clutter |
Jan-2008 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Melissa R Beck; Maura C Lohrenz; Michael E Trenchard; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS MAPPING CHARTING AND GEODESY BRANCH
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| Article gives a brief history of military cockpit displays, and highlight the research taking place to enhance future moving map capabilities. |
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| Representing Data Quality on Naval Tactical Displays |
JAN 2008 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Sharon McFadden; Annie Li; Kevin Trinh; HUMANSYSTEMS INC GUELPH (ONTARIO)
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| Multi-Source Data Fusion (MSDF), as developed under COMDAT, provides an assessment of the reliability of the estimate of the fused track's attributes and position. Part of the human factors work under COMDAT has been to investigate methods of representing the quality of the MSDF-generated tracks to the operator. The research reported in this paper is concerned with the potential impact of different representations of data quality or uncertainty on the ... |
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| Use of Traffic Displays for General Aviation Approach Spacing: A Human Factors Study |
DEC 2007 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
E. Nadler; A. Yost; A. Kendra; JOHN A VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER CAMBRIDGE MA
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| A flight experiment was conducted to assess human factors issues associated with pilot use of traffic displays for approach spacing. Sixteen multi-engine rated pilots participated. Eight flew approaches in a twin-engine Piper Aztec originating in Sanford, ME, and eight flew approaches in the same aircraft originating in Atlantic City, NJ. The spacing target was a Cessna 206. The traffic display was either a Garmin International MX-20 (the "Basic" Cockpit Display ... |
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| Human Factors Research Conducted under the COMDAT Technology Demonstrator Project |
DEC 2007 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
Michael L. Matthews; Lisa Rehak; Sharon McFadden; HUMANSYSTEMS INC GUELPH (ONTARIO)
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| The purpose of the Command Decision Aiding Technology (COMDAT) Technology Demonstrator Project (TDP) was to research and demonstrate multi-source data fusion (MSDF) technologies and carry out human factors (HF) studies to support upgrades to the Halifax Class Command and Control System (CCS), in the area of battle space awareness. Since the requisite HF knowledge to support this TDP did not exist, the HF component included the generation of the founding ... |
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| Multimodal Guidance for Land Navigation |
OCT 2007 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Linda R. Elliott; Maaike Duistermaat; Elizabeth S. Redden; Jan van Erp; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| This report describes the third in a series of collaborative experiments between the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and TNO Human Factors (Soesterberg, The Netherlands). In each experiment, a personal tactile navigation (PTN) system for land navigation was compared with alternate land navigation systems in wooded terrain at Fort Benning, Georgia, during high workload conditions that included secondary tasks such as radio communications, target detection, and determination of location coordinates. This ... |
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| Intelligent Adaptive Systems: Literature Research of Design Guidance for Intelligent Adaptive Automation and Interfaces |
SEP 2007 |
275 pages |
| Authors:
Simon Banbury; Michelle Gauthier; Andrea Scipione; Ming Hou; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TORONTO (ONTARIO) JUDGEMENT AND DECISION-MAKING GROUP
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| Human-machine system performance can be significantly improved by using technologies that can intelligently adapt the operator machine interface (OMI) and/or task automation provided to the operator in accordance with both the external context (i.e., task environment) and internal context (i.e., operator state). However, a lack of established design guidelines presents a significant challenge to the effective design of Intelligent Adaptive Systems (IASs). An extensive literature review was conducted to examine ... |
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