Task Analysis/Workload (TAWL) (User's Guide). Version 4.0

Abstract

The Task Analysis/Workload (TAWL) methodology was developed to predict operator workload using the information produced from a task analysis of the system. Subsequently, the TAWL Operator Simulation System (TOSS) was written in Turbo Pascal to perform all the database management and model execution functions needed to use the methodology on an IBM compatible computer. This user's guide contains a description of the TAWL methodology and instructions for generating a workload prediction model using the TOSS Version 4.0 software. Part I of this guide presents a global overview of the TAWL methodology; each of the three major phases of the methodology (Task and Workload Analyses, Model Construction, and Model Execution) are described in detail. A glossary is provided to define the use of many of the terms. Part II presents step-by-step instructions on the us of the menu-driven Version 4.0 of the Toss software. Examples of workload rating scales and TOSS output are provided to support the application of the methodology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241861

Entities

People

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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Classification
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Digital Information
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Information Processing
  • Instructions
  • Menu
  • Psychology
  • Simulations
  • Task Performance And Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science.