INCOMMANDS TDP: Human Factors Evaluation of the Command Decision Support Capability Prototype
Abstract
The Innovative Naval COMbat MANagement Decision Support (INCOMMANDS) Technology Demonstration Project (TDP) attempts to improve the performance of Threat Evaluation (TE) and Combat Power Management (CPM) functions in response to multiple threats and impediments introduced by the littoral environment. Specifically, the purpose of the INCOMMANDS TDP is to develop and demonstrate advanced Above Water Warfare (AWW) command decision support concepts for the command team of the Halifax Class Frigate in order to improve the overall TE and CPM decision-making effectiveness. This report presents preliminary validation results stemming from a Heuristic Evaluation by a Human Factors analyst and Usability and Utility Testing with Naval operators of the INCOMMANDS Command Decision Support Capability (CDSC) prototype. The results of the usability and utility evaluation suggest that the concepts presented in the INCOMMANDS CDSC would improve task performance, increase situation awareness, and decrease operator workload. Further analysis and evaluation efforts are required to substantiate this finding.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA513596
Entities
People
- Kevin C Baker
- Lisa Hagen