Integrating Usability Engineering in the Iterative Design Process of the Land Attack Combat System (LACS) Human Computer Interface (HCI)

Abstract

Usability engineering are the set of design and development practices the Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC San Diego) followed in order to ensure that the Tomahawk Operators can succeed in using the Land Attack Combat Systems (LACS) for its intended purposes. This paper presents our approach of the usability engineering activities and the results from a 1-year Fiscal Year 2003 effort for the development of the LACS Human Computer Interface (HCI). Iterative usability evaluations and design processes were conducted quarterly on the LACS HCI in order to develop the HCI that best supported the tasks of the Tomahawk Operators. Usability evaluations consisted both of Heuristic Reviews and Usability Testing. Results from these iterative evaluations were integrated into successive design builds for further evaluations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA465860

Entities

People

  • Ana T. Borja

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beta Testing
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human-Computer Interfaces
  • Naval Warfare
  • Prototypes
  • Situational Awareness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • User Interface Engineering
  • Uss Stethem
  • Uss Winston Churchill

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space