A User Task Analysis for Command and Control Systems and its Use in Human-Computer Interaction Research
Abstract
The Advanced Interfaces Section of the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Laboratory at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is engaged in creating and evaluating interactive computer systems that address the unique issues encountered in developing innovative, high performance human-computer interfaces. A goal of this project is to build a testbed based on Naval command and control (C2) systems as a vehicle for this research. Previous work at the HCI Lab has developed new interaction techniques-ways of using physical input and output devices to perform tasks in a human-computer interface. We now wish to transition into more realistic Naval-related applications for new techniques, in particular, command and control systems. This report discusses a user task analysis performed for interactive computer-based C2 systems; this task analysis is a basis for developing and evaluating new interaction techniques. As a result of this task analysis, appropriate user tasks for incorporation into the command-and-control-like testbed will be identified. The testbed will also incorporate some of the new interaction techniques, and will be used for empirical evaluation of these techniques in human-computer interfaces. Human- computer interaction, Task analysis, Command and control.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 03, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA269877
Entities
People
- Debroah Hix
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory