SOLDIER-MACHINE INTERFACE

DSC PROPOSES TO CONDUCT RESEARCH RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE OPTIMUMU ALLOCATION OF COGNITIVE TASKS TO THE HUMAN AND MACHINE IN COMPUTER-BASED ARMY SYSTEMS. OUT THESIS IS THAT MERE CAPABILITY OF A MACHINES: INSTEAD, THE COGNITIVE TASKS ALLOCATED TO THE MACHINE COMPONENT OF A SYSTEM MUST MESH COMFORTABLY WITH THE COGNITIVE SUPPORT NEEDS AND COGNITIVE TASKS OF THE HUMAN COMPONENT. WE PROPOSE TO IDENTIFY THE KEYTASK ELEMENTS OF CONCERN, EXPLORE IMPLICATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE HUMAN-MACHINE TASK ALLOCATION SCHEMES, SELECT AN APPROPRIATE ARMY CONTEXT, AND DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ALTERNATIVE ALLOCATION SCHEMES. THE PROTOTYPE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR PRELIMINARY WORK IN PHASE I AND MORE DEFINITIVE WORK IN PHASE II AIMED AT THE EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF DEFENSIBLEDESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF HIGHER-ORDER TASKS BETWEEN HUMAN AND MACHINE IN FUTURE ARMY SYSTEMS.