Man in Command Information Processing Systems
Man in Command Information Processing Systems

Author: Seymour Ringel

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Published: 1963

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Technological advancements have led to increased speed, mobility, and destructive power of military operations. To permit commanders to make tactical decisions consistent with rapid change and succession of events, it is essential that information on military operations be processed and used more effectively than ever before. To meet this need, the Army is developing automated systems for receipt, processing, storage, retrieval, and display of different types and vast amounts of military data. The automated Army Tactical Operations Center (ARTOC) is a prototype of these systems. There is a concomitant requirement for research to determine how human abilities can be utilized to enable the command information processing systems to function with maximum effectiveness.

Command Information Processing Systems
Command Information Processing Systems

Author: Seymour Ringel

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Published: 1966

Total Pages: 48

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The COMMAND SYSTEMS Task seeks to develop research information by which the effectiveness of current and future command information processing systems may be maximized, pursuing its objective through intensive experimentation in specific Army man-machine complexes. The present publication describes the scope, rationale, and organization of a research program to provide that information to designers, developers, and users. The program represents a comprehensive approach to research concerned with automated command information processing systems, ranging from detailed studies of discrete human functions to integration of sizable highly automated computerized systems. Task effort for the present and in the immediate future will be concentrated on studies dealing with information assimilation and decision making. The report delineates a series of studies in progress or projected on nine major aspects of these functions: (1) Amount and density of information; (2) Specificity of information; (3) Alpha-numeric and symbolic presentation; (4) Type, extent, and rate of information updating; (5) Coding of updated information and hard copy; (6) Sequence of information presentation; (7) Individual and group work methods and displays; (8) Visual and auditory displays; (9) Computer-aided performance. Research to be accomplished in remaining subtasks concerned with problems in the information preparation and system integration areas is more generally discussed.

Human Factors Research in Command Information Processing Systems
Human Factors Research in Command Information Processing Systems

Author: Seymour Ringel

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Published: 1969

Total Pages: 34

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The Command System program of the U.S. Army Behavioral Science Research Laboratory is directed toward solving problems associated with information processing and decision making by commanders and their staffs. Research focuses on one or more aspects of events which occur from the time a commander receives his mission until he completes it. This chain of events is the system within which command decisions are formulated and executed--a tactical operations system within which tactical information processing is performed. The Command Systems program is divided into two work units. Research efforts which focus on such information processing aspects as the rapid and accurate input and assimilation of information are conducted by the Tactical Information Processing (TIP) work unit. Efforts which emphasize aspects of the total system such as allocation of functions to man and equipment and system information requirements fall within the Tactical Operations System (TOS) work unit. The present report traces research progress from the beginning of FY 1967 to the present. During this period 23 projects were completed or are now in progress.

Information Processing Relevant to Military Command: Survey, Recommendations and Bibliography
Information Processing Relevant to Military Command: Survey, Recommendations and Bibliography

Author: Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory

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Published: 1963

Total Pages: 314

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The purpose of this report is to identify and recommend, for increased support, research topics in information processing most likely to yield valuable results. Conclusions are based on a survey of information processing methods rele vant to military command and control and, specifically, the subject of: heuristic program ming, adaptive networks (e.g., perceptrons), artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, and information storage and retrieval. The survey consists of a comprehensive bibliography re lying heavily upon other published collections, a set of original reviews of special topics such as machine programming, and a discussion ending in recommendations for support of research in six specific subject areas. (Author).

Evaluation of Man-computer Input Techniques for Military Information Systems
Evaluation of Man-computer Input Techniques for Military Information Systems

Author: Michael H. Strub

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Published: 1971

Total Pages: 48

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The publication describes the evaluation, in terms of speed and accuracy, of four configurations of procedures for inputting information into a semi-automated information processing system. Sixty USMA Prep School enlisted men were given an experimental task requiring each to translate 35 free-text messages into computer-acceptable terminology. Accuracy and speed of two input procedures were each compared under two conditions of verification. In one procedure, the subjects translated the incoming message onto a paper format before transcribing on a CRT screen (off-line). In the other procedure, the message was transcribed directly on the CRT screen (on-line). In the unverified condition, one man performed the input operation without error check; in the verified condition, two men translated the same message, compared their translations, and resolved differences before entering the information into the data base. Performance results under the four experimental conditions were also compared with a similar 7th Army TOS procedure in which a message is translated onto a paper format and the unverified message is copied on the CRT screen by the UIOD (user input-output device) operator.

Military Information Systems
Military Information Systems

Author: Edward M. Bennett

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Published: 1964

Total Pages: 204

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Based on papers from the first Congress on the Information System Sciences, November 1962.

Assessing Battle Command Information Requirements and the Military Decision Making Process in a Concept Experimentation Program
Assessing Battle Command Information Requirements and the Military Decision Making Process in a Concept Experimentation Program

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Published: 1998

Total Pages: 88

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"This report describes a concept experimentation assessment of battle command information requirements and military decision making in the 2010-2015 timeframe. This research was the first in a series of concept experimentation programs (CEPs) planned by the Mounted Battlespace Battle Lab (MBBL) at Fort Knox, KY, to re-engineer command and staff operations. This report focuses on research methods, exploratory results, and recommendations on method improvements for assessing battle command information requirements and the military decision making process (MDMP). The exploratory results provide a benchmark for future efforts and suggestions for improving information systems and future evaluations. Limitations and lessons learned on research methods are considered. Method recommendations address measurement approach issues, such as mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time (METT-T) structure for determining information requirements, and the applicability of the MDMP in a real-time information environment. Recommendations on manual measures address the timing and scope of assessment and respondent workload. Finally, recommendations on instrumented measures stress reducing respondent workload and increasing measurement scope and precision."--Stinet.