Command Decision Support Interface (CODSI) for human factors and display concept validation

The development of Decision Support System (DSS) is challenging, as it must include the participation of system designers and human factor specialists to ensure the cognitive fit between the DSS and the decision-maker in order to maximize decision-making effectiveness. The validation step from the DSS development process is often skipped due to money and time constraints and lack of appropriate validation tools. This paper describes ongoing work at the Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier to develop an "operational-like" human-machine interface design environment called CODSI (Command Decision Support Interface). The paper describes and shows the validation capability of CODSI and the advantages of integrating CODSI in the DSS development process.