Synergistic Unmanned Manned Intelligent Teaming (SUMIT) Simulation Evaluations Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA)
Abstract
With the ever-increasing complexity of military operations and adversary abilities, merely possessing advanced autonomous capabilities is not sufficient for battlespace superiority. Human-Autonomy Interfaces (HAIs) must be designed to ensure effective collaboration and coordination between human operators and the autonomous systems available to them. This report details the methods and results of a Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) that informed the development of an integrated suite of autonomous tools that enables an Air Mission Commander (AMC), teaming with autonomous capabilities, for example, play calling, route planning, and asset allocation, to effectively command and control a team of multiple unmanned and manned aerial systems to complete an air assault mission. This report will highlight the practical applications that the CWA results provided for generating designs for the HAIs. In addition, feedback from Army Aviation Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) during the simulation interview is discussed since these results not only informed system development and design but illuminated critical details to ensure that the most ecologically valid and operationally relevant tasks and events were selected for the programs empirical evaluations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 31, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1126441
Entities
People
- Kyle J. Behymer
- Taleri L. Hammack
- Thomas J. Alicia