The Application of Queuing Theory to the Modelling of CP-140 Aircraft Communications

Abstract

Several authors have argued that queueing models can be used to predict workload and performance of operators under the single-channel hypothesis of man's information processing capability. This paper used a simple exponential, single-server queueing model to investigate the application of queueing theory to communication and navigation tasks performed aboard the CP-140 Aurora aircraft. It was anticipated that the model would provide insight into how individual tasks with low workloads combine to create high workload situations. The results, however, indicated problems originating from the data and the model. A new model was recommended as well as an appropriate data collection technique for the application of queueing theory to multi-task situations. (kr)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA213479

Entities

People

  • E. L. Campbell

Organizations

  • DRDC Toronto

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Communication Equipment
  • Communication Systems
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Information Processing
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Psychology
  • Queueing Theory
  • Security
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Systems Engineering
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.