Interface Heuristics and Style Guide Design: An Air Battle Management Case Study

Abstract

This paper describes the development of a human-machine interface style guide designed to promote a common look and feel among operator interfaces employed by air battle managers in the United States Air Force, and to reduce training requirements for operators moving between platforms. An analysis of the content of extensive operator interviews from all relevant platforms preceded the production of a compact style guide based on a few simple heuristics and populated with wire frame illustrations devised to act as examples of interfaces that were either compatible or incompatible with each rule. This novel methodology will be discussed as it applies to the air battle management work domain, and in the context of its ability to produce usable style guides.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA455922

Entities

People

  • Robert S. Bolia
  • W. T. Nelson

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Battle Management
  • Battles
  • Case Studies
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Radar
  • Situational Awareness
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.