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Creating a Taxonomy of Variables Affecting Cognitive Aid via an Investigation of Hybrid Aids

Last Published: 07/31/19 10:05:33 AM (Central)

Task Book: Entry
Principal Investigator: McLaughlin, Anne

Short Title: Cognitive Aids

Responsible HRP Element: Human Factors and Behavioral Performance

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Funding Status: Active - Currently funded and in progress

Procurement Mechanism(s):

Solicited

Aims:

Through a literature review, two controlled experiments, and a validation study, the task will examine the potential attributes of cognitive aids as they interact with task demands, time pressure, and number of team members. All studies will be performed using a dual-task/interruption paradigm to better approximate the environments where cognitive aids are likely to be used. The hypothesis is that a taxonomy of cognitive aids for non-experts will need to contain differential information on aid design for number of operators, highly spatial versus highly verbal sub-tasks, highly visual versus highly auditory sub-tasks, and combinations thereof. A second product to come from these studies will be a software program that supports the development of hybrid cognitive aids, the Hybrid Aid Toolkit (HAT). The HAT will be developed in iterative design cycles, with portions of it being used to create testable aids in the experiments as features are implemented.

Complete a literature review of interactive cognitive aids
Determine Resource Demand Conflict between Sub-tasks and Cognitive Aid

a. How is performance affected by task-aid resource conflict?

b. How does aid design, in terms of resource conflict with the task, affect resumption of task after an interruption?
Examine the benefits to non-expert operator(s) of adaptively including more information at the operator’s request and including support tools helpful to the task within the aid, also accessed at the operator’s request.

a. How does adding more operators change use of the cognitive aid during a procedure?

b. Do aid attributes, such as specifically encouraging theory of mind between team members and inclusion of task-specific tools, offer benefits to task performance and subjective assessments of the aid?

The task will contribute to gap closure by providing design guidelines for interactive cognitive aids. These will be critical for autonomous long-duration crewmembers.

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Deliverables (1)

Category: Risk Characterization, Quantification
Subcategory: Evidence or Risk Characterization

Description:

1. Literature Review on Interactive Cognitive Aids

2. Final report detailing results on Resource Demand Conflict between Sub-tasks and Cognitive Aid and Multiple Operators and Under Time Pressure

The report will contribute to guidelines for interactive cognitive aids that will contribute to the gap closure of human factors tools for long duration space flight.

Internal Customers:
None External Customers:
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Risk of Inadequate Human-Computer Interaction

HCI-02: We need to understand what aspects of cognitive function and fine motor skills change during long-duration missions and how these changes affect task performance. (Previous title: SHFE-HCI-02)

HCI-03: We need HCI guidelines (e.g., display configuration, screen-navigation) to mitigate the performance decrements and operational conditions of long duration spaceflight. (Previous title: SHFE-HCI-03)

Creating a Taxonomy of Variables Affecting Cognitive Aid via an Investigation of Hybrid Aids

Risk of Inadequate Mission, Process and Task Design

MPTASK-02: We need methods and tools to support mission, process, and task design. (Previous title: SHFE-TASK-02)

Creating a Taxonomy of Variables Affecting Cognitive Aid via an Investigation of Hybrid Aids

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	Risk of Inadequate Human-Computer Interaction
	HCI-03: We need HCI guidelines (e.g., display configuration, screen-navigation) to mitigate the performance decrements and operational conditions of long duration spaceflight. (Previous title: SHFE-HCI-03)