Complex Systems and Human Performance Modeling

Abstract

The development of a human performance model is an exercise in complexity. Despite this, techniques that are commonplace in the study of complex dynamical systems have yet to find their way into human performance modeler s toolbox. In this report, we describe our efforts to develop new generative and analytical methods within a task network modeling environment. Specifically, we present task network modeling techniques for generating inter-event times series typical of a complex system. We focus on communication patterns. In addition, we describe the associated analytical techniques needed to verify the time series. Again, while these analytical techniques will be familiar to the complexity scientist, they have significant and largely unrecognized methodological implications for the human performance modeler.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA593318

Entities

People

  • Laura Marusich
  • Norbou Buchler
  • Walter Warwick

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Complex Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Human Behavior
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Military Research
  • Motor Skills
  • Network Science
  • Normal Distribution
  • Organizational Structure
  • Scientists
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Virtual Reality

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Neural Network Machine Learning.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design