Guidelines for Automation: A How-to Manual for Units Receiving Automated Command and Control Systems
Abstract
The Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) maximizes combat effectiveness through research in the acquisition, development, training, and utilization of soldiers in military systems. The ARI Field Unit at Fort Leavenworth supports the Combined Arms Center by developing research products designed to increase the combat effectiveness of command groups and command staff operations by improving command and control performance capabilities. Of special interest is research in the use of automation to improve command and control operations. The Combined Arms Center is responsible for integrating efforts to develop automated command and control systems, to include informal efforts, characterized as field unit initiatives. Such field unit initiatives have made a significant contribution to the initial development of the tactical portions of the Army Command and Control System (ACCS). As the ACCS systems are fielded, the need for user initiative continues, both to determine the optimal use of the systems and to aid in their evolutionary development. This manual provides guidance to assist field unit users in smoothing the transition to new systems by providing insights into the problem of building man-machine systems that take full advantage of all system components, and by providing tools to be used to accomplish the necessary system integration.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA178224
Entities
People
- James W. Lussier
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences