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Management information system for Navy base commanders. Identified
command management tasks and assessed task criticalities. Defined
the information required for satisfactory task performance and the
most critical tasks. Specified the features of a management information
system that would have high payoff in terms of management effectiveness.
Demonstrated the proposed features by developing a prototype "smart
map" system. Provided specifications for the procurement of a multi-million
dollar management information system. (Navy Personnel Research and
Development Center)
Computer software usability. Conducted a series of studies
to examine software usability and provide guidelines for user interface
characteristics of software systems. Identified software types used
in engineering and manufacturing activities, the background of the
user community, the tasks performed, the products generated, and the
most helpful and most difficult interface features. Provided individual
reports on office automation software, desktop publishing software,
database software, as well as a summary of 32 recommended guidelines
for software design. (McDonnell-Douglas Corporation)
Color displays for automatic teller machines. Performed a review
of the literature in color vision, display technology, psychophysics,
physiological optics, and psychophysiology to identify the principles
necessary for the development of a high-brightness CRT display. Linked
the consumer's perceptual processes to the physical display characteristics
so as to maximize the visibility of color symbology under daylight
luminance conditions. Reduced complex visual data to a summary of
specific design recommendations and supporting computational techniques
and references. (Fujitsu Systems of America).
Computer-aided design effectiveness.
Defined important issues and problems in computer-aided design and
drafting (CADD). Developed methods of evaluating system effectiveness
and applied them to a specific CADD system. Identified the most important
factors influencing the effectiveness of the system. Recommended the
changes most likely to lead to the greatest improvements in user-computer
effectiveness. (Douglas Aircraft Company)
Evaluation of user-computer workstation design. Evaluated the
design of a representative sample of computer workstations. Measured
working environment, visual displays, keyboards, furniture, auditory
displays, and printers. Recorded and documented deviations from previously
developed design guidelines. Synthesized data and compiled an inventory
of remedial actions to improve user-computer effectiveness. (Douglas
Aircraft Company)
Human-computer interface for digital maps. Developed a new
human-computer interface for mission-planning systems for Special
Operations Forces helicopter pilots. The interface was a direct-manipulation
dialogue with point-and-click mouse functions. The interface was specially
designed to "speak the aviator's language" and be easy to learn. Pull-down
menus, scroll bars, tool icons, check boxes and buttons were employed
to simplify the preparation of flight plans and mission data for use
with a digital map system. (Bendix Corporation)
Knowledge acquisition. Developed guidelines for knowledge acquisition
techniques for expert systems. Implemented the guidelines as a paper
guidebook and as a prototype system. Experimentally compared alternative
techniques for knowledge acquisition utilizing prototype expert systems,
designed and constructed as part of the project. (Army Communications
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