A Proposal for Designing Cognitive Aids for Commanders in the 21st Century.

Abstract

Observations made during the Division Advanced Warfighting Experiment at Fort Hood, TX in 1997 indicated that the technology designed to assist commanders in the C2 process actually impeded them. Designing soldier-centered technology begins with a clear understanding of the cognitive processes used by soldiers. There are three major decision making models: Rational, Descriptive, and Naturalistic. Prior to commanders making a decision, they must construct situational awareness. Cognitive processes requisite for building situational awareness include: detection, transformation, and reasoning. Cognitive integration is essential to the process of transformation. Three methods to investigate cognitive integration are discussed. Suggestions are made for the design of automated aids that will assist commanders in integrating data so that they will be able to devote their resources to other cognitive tasks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363828

Entities

People

  • Lawrence G. Shattuck

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artillery
  • Battlefields
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Command And Control
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Control Systems
  • Intelligent Agents
  • Reasoning
  • Simulations
  • Situational Awareness
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States Military Academy
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.