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Information Presentation – Controls Technology Survey and Testing (Completed)

Last Published: 03/26/21 03:34:00 PM (Central)

Task Book: Entry
Principal Investigator: Holden, Kritina

Short Title: Info Pres

Responsible HRP Element: Space Human Factors and Habitability

Collaborating Org(s):

Funding Status: Completed - Task completed and produced a deliverable

Procurement Mechanism(s):

Directed

Aims:

Cursor Control Device Performance Under Vibration: Determine characteristics of cursor control devices that perform well or are problematic under different levels of vibration. Use test battery as one of the test tasks.
Test devices in a lunar field test [e.g., Desert Research and Technology Studies DRATS)]. Cursor Control Device Test Battery Enhancement: Enhance test battery developed in prior funded years to include discrete cursor tasks. Perform usability testing and complete a NASA technology transfer package for public release of the software.
Pressurized Glove Dexterity: Complete a joint study with the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) office to investigate pressurized, gloved dexterity required for operating controls, including new candidate requirements/standards.

The Controls Technology, Survey and Testing Task completed all aims, contributing to closure of the HCI guidelines gap. Results from Cursor control testing under vibration and in the field yielded important information about the feasibility of cursor control device (CCD) use in operational environments. Pressurized glove testing led to content and guidelines appropriate for addition to the Human Interface Design Handbook (HIDH) in the form of recommendations and guidelines.

Resources (Ground Analog)

Deliverables (1)

Category: Technology or Tool
Subcategory: Computational Models or Simulations

Description:
Completed test of cursor control devices under various vibration conditions (frequencies/amplitudes).

Completed survey of CCD needs for future lunar/exploration missions.

Completed test of pressurized gloved operations with small controls in a glovebox with pressures up to 8.1 psid.

Cursor Control Device Test Battery and completed initial paperwork for release as a NASA Innovation.

Internal Customers:
None External Customers:
Future Exploration Program

Is a Customer-Supplier Agreement (CSA) Required? No

Mappings

Risk of Adverse Outcome Due to Inadequate Human Systems Integration Architecture

HSIA-201: We need to evaluate the demands of future exploration habitat/vehicle systems and mission scenarios (e.g. increased automation, multi-modal communication) on individuals and teams, and determine the risks these demands pose to crew health and performance.

HSIA-401: We need to determine how HSI can be applied in the vehicle/habitat and computer interface Design Phase to mitigate potential decrements in operationally-relevant performance (e.g. problem-solving, execution procedures), during increasingly earth-independent, future exploration missions (including in-mission and at landing).

Information Presentation – Controls Technology Survey and Testing

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	Risk of Adverse Outcome Due to Inadequate Human Systems Integration Architecture
	HSIA-201: We need to evaluate the demands of future exploration habitat/vehicle systems and mission scenarios (e.g. increased automation, multi-modal communication) on individuals and teams, and determine the risks these demands pose to crew health and performance.

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