Task Analysis/Workload (TAWL) User's Guide. Version 3.0

Abstract

The Task Analysis/Workload (TAWL) methodology predicts operator workload using the information produced from a task analysis of the system. In addition, the TAWL Operator Simulation System (TOSS) performs all the database management and model execution functions needed to use the method. This user's guide contains a description of the TAWL methodology and instructions for generating a workload prediction model using the TOSS software. Part I of the guide presents an overview of the TAWL methodology; each of the three major phases of the methodology (Task and Workload Analyses, Model Construction, and Model Execution) is described in detail. A glossary is provided to define the use of many of the terms. Part II presents step-by-step instructions for use of the menu-driven Version 3.0 of the TOSS software. Examples of workload rating scales and TOSS output are provided to support the application of the methodology. Keywords: Aviator workload, Computer software, Man-machine interface, Modeling, Operator workload, Simulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA221865

Entities

People

  • Carl R. Bierbaum
  • David B. Hamilton
  • Laura A. Fulford

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attack Helicopters
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Digital Information
  • Helicopters
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Instructions
  • Military Research
  • Operating Systems
  • Psychology
  • Simulations
  • Task Performance And Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science.