User Evaluation of a Soldier Flexible Display Personal Digital Assistant

Abstract

The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center and U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Human Research and Engineering Directorate conducted an evaluation of a Soldier Flexible Display Personal Digital Assistant (Soldier Flex PDA) during the Future Force Warrior (FFW) On-The-Move (OTM) evaluation event at Ft. Dix, NJ. The Soldier Flex PDA is an integrated flexible display technology demonstrator from the U.S. Army Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University. Six infantry soldiers participated in a human factors evaluation of the physical design and readability of the Flex PDA. The PDA is being developed for displaying maps, blue force tracking information, memory joggers and transmission of short text messages to coordinate mission planning during combat operations. The Soldiers viewed the PDA indoors and outdoors then provided their judgments on form, fit and function of the device. Soldiers completed user questionnaires and participated in a focus group discussion to provide feedback for design improvements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA484942

Entities

People

  • Angela Boynton
  • Dennis S. Magnifico
  • Frederick J. Dupont
  • James B. Sampson
  • K. B. Mitchell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Combat Operations
  • Engineering
  • Feedback
  • Infantry
  • Judgment
  • Military Research
  • Personal Digital Assistants
  • Questionnaires
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Text Messaging
  • Universities
  • Warfare

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