Effects of Visual, Auditory, and Tactile Cues on Army Platoon Leader Decision Making

Abstract

Future U.S. infantry capabilities, coupled with network-centric warfare concepts, will enable huge advancements in information distribution and display, and will provide a combat advantage. However, the distribution of large amounts of information, especially to the visual channel may result in information bottlenecks and cognitive overload. Utilizing other human senses such as audition and touch to convey information may help soldiers manage information, thereby enhancing their performance on the battlefield. In this paper, we describe our theory-based analytical approach that will identify techniques that aid information management and enhance situational awareness and decision making for operators of future Army Combat systems, specifically, the platoon leader in the infantry command and control vehicle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA460958

Entities

People

  • Andrea S. Krausman
  • Elizabeth S. Redden
  • Linda R. Elliott
  • Plamen Petrov

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognitive Workload
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Displays
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Job Analysis
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Simulations
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Teleoperation
  • Text Messaging
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

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