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Problem Statement and Objectives
Developed under the DD(X)
destroyer
program, DDG
1000 Zumwalt is the lead ship of a
class of next-generation multi-mission destroyers tailored for
land attack and littoral dominance. DDG 1000 will provide
forward presence and deterrence, and operate as an integral part
of joint and combined expeditionary forces.
ARA was called upon to support the
Human-System Integration (HSI)
Cross-Product Team of the DDG 1000 Detail
Design program, led by Bath Iron Works.
We achieved
success in this program by understanding the
sailor’s cognitive challenges and information requirements.
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Impact DDG 1000 HCI design
through decision-centered design
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Cognitive Task Analysis to
support HCI design team, task modeling, and other design team
data needs
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Innovative representations
for communicating HCI design requirements
Results and Benefits
ARA’s analysis enabled designers and engineers to fully understand the impacts of their design decisions, to improve or diminish, the Sailor’s performance. By fully recognizing how critical cognitive requirements impact Human-Computer Interface (HCI) design, task modelers, training designers, and system engineers were able to develop far more effective displays and interfaces to improve Sailor performance on the USS ZUMWALT-class ships. These data analysis techniques can also be applied to other complex systems that require multiple individuals to process and communicate information quickly and effectively.
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DD(X) Human-Computer Interfaces
Our Cognitive Task Analysis
techniques generate decision-centered interface requirements and
inform the designs of key watchstander interfaces.
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