Workload Measurement in System Design and Evaluation,

Abstract

Because of its central role in system development, workload measurement has been extensively researched. These efforts have produced a variety of workload assessment techniques, many of which can a classified as either subjective, physiological, or behavioral measures. These categories of censures can vary along several dimensions that can be used as criteria in selection of technique for a particular application. The proposed selection criteria include the sensitivity, diagnosticity, and intrusiveness associated with a technique. Different stages of system design can require techniques that differ on the noted dirnensions. Since no technique is capable of meeting all of the applicable criteria, 5 comprehensive approach to workload assessments will require a battery of subjective, physiological, and behavioral measures. Future research dealing with comparative evaluation of the various assessment techniques along the noted dimensions will be recurred in order to refine workload metric selection criteria.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA289517

Entities

People

  • Clark A. Shingledecker
  • F. T. Eggemeier
  • Mark S. Crabtree

Organizations

  • Wright State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Databases
  • Dissociation
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Flight Testing
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Psychology
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Universities
  • Workload

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