Soldier/Machine Interface Evaluation of Army Developmental Systems,

Abstract

With operations and maintenance costs absorbing more than 80% of the total life cycle cost of a typical Army system, there is increased emphasis on an effective 'soldier/machine' interface. The notion of soldier/machine system is contrasted with that of 'hardware system' along with implications for testing. The three categories of data -- human engineering measurements, user acceptance/opinion data, and human performance data -- are discussed with a description of collection methods and the role of each in a soldier/machine system evaluation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADP001319

Entities

People

  • James C. Geddie

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Costs
  • Cycles
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Measurement
  • Motor Skills
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Science
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Virginia

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.