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The proposed effort initiates the development of a voice data entry capability for NISTARS warehouse workstations. The approach focuses on the design of the voice interface for a single workstation type, at the level of the human/machine dialog. The design process will be driven by two principal concerns: controlling the impact of recognition errors on interface performance and ultirnately on work ...

THIS RESEARCH WILL DEVELOP A COMPUTER-BASED AID FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES PREVAIL (PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE PLANNING AID FOR FAMILIES) WILL AUTOMATE THE PROCESS OF ASSESSING AN INDIVIDUAL'S MEDICAL, DEMOGRAPHIC AND LIFESTYLE CHARACTERISTICS AND MAPPING THEM ONTO A PERSONALLY TAILORED SET OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE RECOMMENDATIONS. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE B ...

A concept for an Eye-Voice Interface for Three-dimensional Applications (EVITA) is proposed as an ideal interface technology to facilitate the performance of humans required to work in three-dimensional computer graphic environments. EVITA builds on earlier research performed by the proposed principal investigator and research team which demonstrated the feasibility of versatile discrete and conti ...

CHI Systems Inc, proposes to study the E-2C mission and to determine the conditions under which its traditional 4-5 hour duration can be extended without additional detrimental effects on aircrew performance. In Phase I we will (1) identify and assess key factors in E-2C fatigue via knowledge acquisition from current aircraft domain experts using interview, survey, and literature search, (2) make ...

CHI Systems proposes to develop and exercise a methodology that will enable pilot anthropometry and eye positioning data to be used to optimize the selection and placement of electronic displays in the E-2C cockpit. In Phase I we will (1) define electronic information display options and human factors issues that impact display selection and placement, (2) identify E-2C critical pilot tasks that i ...

Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) is rapidly becoming a core technology for interactive training, system development and evaluation, and strategy/tactics evaluation. Future DIS applications need the ability to flexibly combine crewed simulators, instrumented live-fire system, and automated surrogate players. Current technology, however, is inadequate for generating surrogate playrs with the ...

Automated Patient Records (APRs) have recently been cited as a critical emerging technologyin independent reports from the Institute of Medicine and the General Accounting Office. In the wakeof recent research successes, the first generation of commercial APR systems has emerged.However,both research and commercial APR developments so far have been technology-driven, focusing primarilyon specific ...

A Voice Assistant for Mission Planning (VAMP) is proposed as a user interface for the Navy's Tactical Air Mission Planning System (TAMPS). This interface will be applied first to a current version of TAMPS which is used only prior to the conduct of the mission, and later to a cockpit mission planning tool that can be used to adjust plans while in-flight. The interface design will be based on exp ...

COMPUTERIZATION OF WORK, PARTICULARLY INFORMATION-BASED WORK WHICH HAS BEEN TRADITIONALLY PERFORMED BY MANUAL METHODS, HAS CREATED MANY PROBLEMS FOR NEW COMPUTER USERS. AS COMPUTER SYSTEMS GROW MORE COMPLEX, THEIR HUMAN USERS HAVE INCREASING DIFFICULTY IN SUCCESSFULLY OR EFFICIENTLY APPLYING THE UNDERLYING SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY. RESEARCH HAS BEGUN TO FOCUS ON USING THE HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE TO ...

THE INCREASING COMPLEXITY OF FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (FMS) ARE PUSHING THE HUMAN OPERATOR TO HIS LIMITS, ESPECIALLY IN COGNITIVE-RELATED TASKS. IT IS, THEREFORE, OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO DEVELOP TECHNIQUES THAT ALLOW THE COMPUTER TO HELP THE HUMAN TO EXTEND THESE LIMITS. AN IMPORTANT CLASS OF SUCH ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES IS AN INTERACTIVE MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE (IMMI); WHICH INTELLIGENTLY ...