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Task-oriented display design: concept and example
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Abbott, Terence S. |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | The general topic was in the area of display design alternatives for improved man-machine performance. The intent was to define and assess a display design concept oriented toward providing this task-oriented information. The major focus of this concept deals with the processing of data into parameters that are more relevant to the task of the human operator. Closely coupled to this concept of relevant information is the form or manner in which this information is actually presented. Conventional forms of presentation are normally a direct representation of the underlying data. By providing information in a form that is more easily assimilated and understood, a reduction in human error and cognitive workload may be obtained. A description of this proposed concept with a design example is provided. The application for the example was an engine display for a generic, twin-engine civil transport aircraft. The product of this concept was evaluated against a functionally similar, traditional display. The results of this evaluation showed that a task-oriented approach to design is a viable concept with regard to reducing user error and cognitive workload. The goal of this design process, providing task-oriented information to the user, both in content and form, appears to be a feasible mechanism for increasing the overall performance of a man-machine system. |
| File Size | 4714272 |
| Page Count | 120 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900005785 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t00051v28 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Instrumentation Tasks Workloads Psychophysiology Display Devices Transport Aircraft Human Performance Cockpits Data Processing Human Factors Engineering Cognition Man Machine Systems Parameterization Design Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
