Developing Effective Human Supervisory Control for Air and Missile Defense Systems

Abstract

One of the defining properties of the next generation of air and missile defense (AMD) command and control (C2) systems is an Increasing reliance on automation. This report is the second in a series of three dealing with human performance and training issues in the development and effective use of automated systems for real-time AMD C2. The first report (Hawley, Mares & Giammanco 2005) addresses the impact of automation on air defense operators and the consequences of their role change from traditional operators to supervisory controllers. The present report expands upon that original material and discusses developing effective human supervisory control in AMD C2 systems. Together, these reports are intended as a primer on automation, supervisory control, and effective human performance for commanders, concept developers, system designers, trainers, and other personnel involved with acquisition and use of the next generation of AMD C2 systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA444786

Entities

People

  • Anna L. Mares
  • John K. Hawley

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Automation
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Supervisory Control
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Supervisory Control
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control