Advanced Interfaces and Testbed for Space Operator Consoles SBIR Phase II, Final Report
Abstract
This report summarizes the development of an improved Human-System Interface (HSI) for space operators, and the development of a testbed for evaluating this and other new HSI concepts. This work was performed under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Monterey Technologies, Inc. A task analysis was performed to identify bottlenecks in the current HSI. It was found that controllers were limited by the number of manual and visual actions required, by the organization and presentation of the data from the satellite, and limited availability of tools that aid the controller. The design of the HSI focused on elimination of these bottlenecks. The HSI developed to address these issues is multi-modal. It features voice synthesis and recognition, touchscreen capabilities, as well as a conventional keyboard and mouse interface. This HSI was implemented in a testbed that allows collection of controller performance data during a simulated support of a DSCS type satellite. The testbed architecture was designed to facilitate integration and evaluation of new, emerging HSI concepts and devices.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA412986
Entities
People
- John D. Ianni
- Robert J. Remington
- Thomas J. Starkey
- Thomas W. Marlow
Organizations
- Monterey Technologies (United States)