PERFORMANCE TASKS FOR OPERATOR-SKILLS RESEARCH,

Abstract

The selection, development, and operation of several tasks for use in skilled-operator-performance research are described. The tasks are intended, collectively, to sample a broad spectrum of abilities required by complex operator systems; individually they vary to the extent with which demands are placed upon attentional, sensory input, decision, and motor processes. A tracking and monitoring task simulates some of the functions associated with pilot skill, while a radar ATC task simulates the en route controller's functions. Other tasks (auditory vigilance, problem solving, mental arithmetic, and choice reaction time) are of a more abstract nature. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0642115

Entities

People

  • Richard G. Pearson

Organizations

  • Civil Aeromedical Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Arithmetic
  • Biological Sciences
  • Diffraction
  • Mathematics
  • Monitoring
  • Physiology
  • Reaction Time
  • Spectra

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation