Information Warfare: Evaluation of Operator Information Processing Models

Abstract

The present document provides a review of 17 models of human information processing. The models were grouped into five classes: Memory and attention, artificial intelligence, visual attention, language comprehension, and situation awareness. The utility of the models was evaluated with respect to their contributions toward understanding the Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act phases of the OODA Loop, the predominant decision making framework for the Third Wave Battlespace, or information warfare. The assessment indicated that current information processing models contribute primarily to the Observe and Orient phases; however, their contributions are disappointingly minor. Further, among the models considered in this review, effective portrayals of the Decide and Act phases were lacking altogether.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA339749

Entities

People

  • Gilbert G. Kuperman
  • Judi E. See

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computer Programming
  • Detectors
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Psychology
  • Situational Awareness
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Two Dimensional
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy