Ecological interface design: Military C2 and computer network defense

Author

Bennett, Kevin B.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Psychol., Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

5-8 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

341

Lastpage

346

Abstract

Approximately 25 years ago the ecological interface design approach to developing decision making and problem solving support was formalized in the context of process control work domains. Here we review its sources of inspiration and its subsequent application to two alternative work domains: military command & control and computer network defense. The discussion is organized according to the analytical tools and principles of design that characterize the approach. A representative evaluation is summarized; these results illustrate the potential of this framework for improving overall human-machine system performance.

Keywords

command and control systems; computer network security; decision making; man-machine systems; process control; user interfaces; computer network defense; decision making; ecological interface design approach; human-machine system performance; military C2; military command & control; problem solving; process control work domains; Biological system modeling; Computer networks; Environmental factors; Force; Military computing; Navigation; Visualization; cognitive systems engineering; computer network defense; cyber operations; decision support; direct manipulation; direct perception; ecological interface design; military command and control; visual displays; visual momentum;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), 2014 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SMC.2014.6973931

Filename

6973931