Annual U. S. Army Human Factors Research and Development Conference (16th). Held at U. S. Army Air Defense Center, Fort Bliss, Texas on 19-22 October 1970

摘要

Contents include: Computer-based command and control information systems; Acorns in flowerpots/psychologists in the field; Human decision-making behavior as a predictor of decision quality; Data input and modification; State of the display technology; Comments on software development; Description of Safeguard System and plans for training; Human factor considerations in Safeguard; Man in control; Manual intervention facility for conducting human factors evaluations; Vision--monocular, bi-ocular, binocular; Hardware parameters related to operator training capabilities; Environmental factors affecting visual perception; BESRL field experimentation findings on performance effectiveness with night observation systems; Brief history and preview of human factors engineering in Safeguard command and control; Human factors testing of unattended ground sensors; Human factors engineering for TACFIRE; and The effects of tank design on command and control.