Knowledge acquisition of tactical air-to-ground mission information using concept mapping

Describes the application of the concept mapping technique to elicit and formulate domain knowledge from experienced tactical fighter pilots for identifying and validating a detailed set of user requirements in support of the Pilot´s Associate program. This effort is intended to be a demonstration that concept mapping is a highly effective means of capturing the user´s understanding of a problem domain primarily for creating a pilot-vehicle interface. Thus, the results presented should not be considered definitive, but rather indicative of the type of information that this technique can portray. For this investigation, the mapping sessions focused only on the target acquisition phase of the tactical fighter mission, and were directed toward uncovering the pilots´ information requirements for target acquisition involving a pilot-vehicle interface