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Digitising Command and Control : A Human Factors and Ergonomics Analysis of Mission Planning and Battlespace Management.
Title:
Digitising Command and Control : A Human Factors and Ergonomics Analysis of Mission Planning and Battlespace Management.
Author:
Jenkins, Daniel P, Dr.
ISBN:
9780754695028
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (233 pages)
Series:
Human Factors in Defence
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- About the Authors -- Preface -- 1 Overview of the Book -- 2 Human Factors in System Design -- Human Factors -- Human Factors Methods -- 3 Mission Planning and Battlespace Management -- The Planning Process at Battle Group -- Summary of Observed Vignette and Comparison of Media Used -- 4 Constraint Analysis -- Method -- Results -- Conclusions -- 5 Hierarchical Task Analysis -- Introduction to Hierarchical Task Analysis -- Digital Mission Planning and Battle Management Seven Questions Analysis -- Human Error Analysis -- Conclusions -- 6 Distributed Situation Awareness -- Digital MP/BM and Distributed Situation Awareness -- Distributed Situation Awareness -- Methodology -- Results -- Battle Execution Analysis -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- 7 Social Network Analysis -- Aim of the Chapter -- Introduction -- Part 1: Developing the NATO SAS-050 Model -- Part 2: Analysing Live NEC Using the NATO Approach Space -- Results: Content of Communications -- Results: Structure of Communications -- Summary -- 8 SCADA Analysis -- EEMUA 201 SCADA System Analysis -- Summary -- 9 Usability Questionnaire -- Context -- Method -- Results -- Conclusion -- 10 Environmental Survey -- Brief Introduction -- Best Practice Reference Point -- Data Collection -- Ambient Temperature -- Acoustics -- Air Quality -- Lighting -- Vibration -- Interior Design and Aesthetics -- Summary -- 11 Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations -- Summary of Findings -- Recommended Improvements for Digital MP/BM -- Principles for Future Systems Design -- Designing Digital MP/BM for Human Use -- Conclusions for Human Factors in Mission Planning -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
This book presents a human factors and ergonomics evaluation of a digital Mission Planning and Battle-space Management (MP/BM) system. An emphasis was placed on the activities at the Brigade (Bde) and the Battle Group (BG) headquarters (HQ) levels. The analysts distributed their time evenly between these two locations. The human factors team from Brunel University, as part of the HFI DTC, undertook a multi-faceted approach to the investigation, including:- observation of people using the traditional analogue MP/BM processes in the course of their work - cognitive work analysis of the digital MP/BM system - analysis of the tasks and goal structure required by the digital MP/BM - assessment against a usability questionnaire- analysis of the distributed situation awareness - an environmental survey.The book concludes with a summary of the research project's findings and offers many valuable insights. For example, the recommendations for short-term improvements in the current generation of digital MP/BM system address general design improvements, user-interface design improvements, hardware improvements, infrastructure improvements and support improvements. In looking forward to the next generation digital MP/BM systems, general human factors design principles are presented and human factors issues in digitising mission planning are considered.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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