Journal article
Informing Design of a Command and Control Decision Support Interface through an Abstraction Hierarchy
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, v 48(3), pp 489-493
Sep 2004
Abstract
The abstraction hierarchy can be used as a work domain analysis tool that provides a structured representation of a physical system under human supervisory control, and it aids in understanding complex human-machine interactions. The means-end relationships represented in the abstraction hierarchy provides a framework for highlighting areas that require knowledge-based reasoning through mapping processes and functions. These same abstract mappings can provide tangible insight into interface design relationships. We provide an example of using the abstraction hierarchy for this purpose in the development of a decision support tool for a military command and control interface. Allowing the abstraction hierarchy to inform interface design provides both an abstract and physical representation of system functional properties, which is especially critical in conceptualizing and designing an interface for a complex, time-pressured command and control domain.
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- Title
- Informing Design of a Command and Control Decision Support Interface through an Abstraction Hierarchy
- Creators
- M. L. Cummings - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyStephanie Guerlain - University of VirginiaEllen J. Bass - University of Virginia
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, v 48(3), pp 489-493
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Other Identifier
- 991019292132904721