Short Title:
Crew Member Task Entrainment
Responsible HRP Element:
Human Factors and Behavioral Performance
Funding Status:
Active - Currently funded and in progress
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Procurement Mechanism(s):
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Aims:
Aim: How long does it take for team members to become entrained in a particular mode of work (independent vs.interdependent tasks)?
A combination of ground- and flight-based experiments intended to identify the causes and consequences of crew member entrainment to independent or interdependent work, and to
develop and test an intervention that will counteract this entrainment. The studies, which are grounded in the research team’s extensive experience with experimental and field based studies of teams, will generate new insights and process improvements that will enable crew members to successfully transition between focused independent work and critical interdependent tasks with minimal switching costs and interpersonal friction.
Additionally, this research team will collaborate and work together with the corresponding research team (Dr. Leslie DeChurch) for the other Team Task Switching project (Functional Work Shifts in Astronaut Crews) for the ISS portion of their tasks.
Ground Analog Resources
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Ground-Based Flight Analogs
- Controlled Research Analog, Long Duration (4 months or more) – isolated and confined with spaceflight mission scenario [e.g., NEK/Russian Chamber]
- Controlled Research Analog, Short Duration (2 months or less) – isolated and confined with spaceflight mission scenario [e.g., HERA, NEEMO]
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| Number of Subjects
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54
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Category:
Risk Characterization, Quantification
Subcategory:
Evidence or Risk Characterization
Description:
Literature review of the effects of team task engagement and related cognitive states (e.g.,
mental models) on effectiveness and the potential for residual engagement to create
problems for teams switching between independent and interdependent tasks.
Operational assessment of the impact of team task engagement (physical, cognitive,
emotional, and social) on team effectiveness as assessed by a variety of criteria including
team task performance, cohesion, and conflict, and team member stress and satisfaction.
Internal Customers:
Human Factors and Behavioral Performance
External Customers:
None
Category:
Standard
Subcategory:
New
Description:
Validated protocol and documentation for a team intervention that will help crews effectively switch between tasks low and high in interdependence.
Internal Customers:
Human Factors and Behavioral Performance
External Customers:
None