A General Framework of Human Trust in Networks

Abstract

In order to achieve the Army's vision of network centric warfare (NCW), Soldiers must effectively and efficiently interact with tactical networks to maintain information dominance and complete mission objectives. Soldiers must possess a sufficient amount of trust in networks for adequate mission performance. We are investigating human trust in tactical networks by establishing a theoretical framework for analysis and an approach for validation of the framework. We identify reliability and availability as network parameters that define the relationship between quality of service performance and human trust in networks. A general framework is being developed for human trust in networks, which combines singular elements of trust that results in a composite measure of trust. We also present experiments simulating mission scenarios that require situational awareness that will test the validity of the human trust framework.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA503064

Entities

People

  • Brian Rivera
  • Elizabeth K. Bowman
  • Kevin Chan
  • Natalie Ivanic

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automation
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Cognition
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Networks
  • Control Systems
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Information Systems
  • Military Research
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Network Science
  • Networks
  • Reliability
  • Situational Awareness
  • Tactical Networks
  • User Interface
  • User Interface Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.