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SEAD and the UCAV: A Preliminary Cognitive Systems Analysis
Psychology Faculty Publications
  • John M. Flach, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Robert Eggleston
  • Gilbert G. Kuperman
  • Cynthia O. Dominguez, Wright State University - Main Campus
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2-1-1998
Abstract

This report is the first step of a program with three explicit goals: (1) to illustrate and test the framework of Cognitive Systems Engineering (CSE) for use in military systems analysis and design; (2) to generate a database that will be useful for designers and managers working on the development of UCAVs for use in the SEAD mission; and (3) to develop interfaces for UCAVs. These goals are tightly coupled in that the usefulness of the database and the ability to develop effective interfaces and user-aiding concepts will be the true test of the CSE framework. The report is most relevant to the second goal. It provides a CSE framework for interpreting and organizing data generated from cognitive task analyses of the SEAD mission. The CSE framework is unique in that it develops a holistic approach to human-socio-technical systems. It explicitly considers factors in design analysis that go beyond the technology boundaries of a system to reveal important constraints for proper consideration in the process of synthesizing a design concept. The report illustrates initial benefits of this form of system analysis.

Citation Information
John M. Flach, Robert Eggleston, Gilbert G. Kuperman and Cynthia O. Dominguez. "SEAD and the UCAV: A Preliminary Cognitive Systems Analysis" (1998)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_flach/22/