The Ability to Process Abstract Information.

Abstract

The increasing use of technology in human-machine systems has brought about the need to determine how the introduction of sophisticated technology impacts the human's performance. How this technology interacts with the stress, workload, and information processing capacity of the individual is discussed. The technology discussed is based on the use of advanced flight displays, particularly the Head-Up Display, in the aircraft environment. A study was conducted using three different methods of displaying the flight information to the operator. It was found that, although all subjects could perform their flight tasks within pre-determined criteria, under a loading condition performance using a relatively abstract presentation style was significantly poorer than performance using a more traditional, relatively concrete presentation style. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA133794

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People

  • Michael L. Moroze

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Attrition
  • Blood
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Operations Research
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Students
  • United States

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  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Systems Analysis and Design