Visual Displays for the Modern Army: Recent Findings from the Army Research Institute

Abstract

It is clear that tomorrow's Army will come to rely more and more heavily on computer generated visual displays in a myriad of situations. ARI has produced a substantial amount of research directed toward improving the human factors design of information displays. This research has produced design recommendations in such areas as highlighting, color coding, selective call up, design and use of symbols, alphanumeric vs. graphic portrayals, and the manipulation of pictorial information. Keywords: Visual displays; Display design; Computer generated maps; Map symbology; Highlighting; Display clutter; Display coding; Man-machine interface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA159818

Entities

People

  • B. G. Knapp
  • D. M. Regal

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Classification
  • Coding
  • Color Coding
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Displays
  • Databases
  • Display Systems
  • Graphics
  • High Density
  • Information Processing
  • Information Transfer
  • Military Research
  • Security

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).