Command and Control Experiment Design Using Dimensional Analysis

Abstract

Dimensional analysis is a method used in the design and analysis of experiments in the physical and engineering sciences. When a functional relation between variables is hypothesized, dimensional analysis can be used to check the completeness of the relation and to reduce the number of experimental variables. The approach is extended to include dimensions pertinent to experiments containing cognitive aspects so that it can be used in the design of multi-person experiments. The proposed extension is demonstrated by applying it to a single decisionmaker experiment already completed. New results from that experiment are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA197933

Entities

People

  • Alexander H. Levis
  • Victoria Y. Jin

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Data
  • Experimental Design
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Massachusetts
  • Military Research
  • Notation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control