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Cognitive work analysis of a sensor to effecter system: implications for network structures

Cognitive work analysis of a sensor to effecter system: implications for network structures
Cognitive work analysis of a sensor to effecter system: implications for network structures
This paper presents a Cognitive Work Analysis of a command and control experimental environment. The network facilitates the exchange of information between agents in the field and a series of centrally located commanders. The environment developed allows the manipulation of dependent variables to establish the most efficient network structure for a variety of different scenarios. Cognitive Work Analysis has been used to analyse and model the experimental system and hypothesise the implications of changes to the network structure and the resulting influence this will have on the system and the agents contained within. The analysis uses a Work Domain Analysis to capture the purpose of the system. A Control Task Analysis outlines the task required to fulfil the purpose of the system. This task is broken down in a Strategies Analysis, which explains the possible ways that the system can be configured to enable the same end state. A Social Organisation and Cooperation Analysis elucidates which of the actors within the system can perform the tasks required. Finally a Worker Competencies Analysis describes the resulting behavioural characteristics the actors will exert depending on the level of tasks they are assigned.
73 - 84
Shaker Publishing
Jenkins, Daniel P.
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Stanton, Neville A.
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Walker, Guy H.
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Salmon, Paul M.
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Young, Mark S.
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de Waard, D.
Hockey, G. R. J.
Nickel, P.
Brookhuis, K. A.
Jenkins, Daniel P.
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Walker, Guy H.
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Salmon, Paul M.
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Young, Mark S.
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de Waard, D.
Hockey, G. R. J.
Nickel, P.
Brookhuis, K. A.

Jenkins, Daniel P., Stanton, Neville A., Walker, Guy H., Salmon, Paul M. and Young, Mark S. (2007) Cognitive work analysis of a sensor to effecter system: implications for network structures. de Waard, D., Hockey, G. R. J., Nickel, P. and Brookhuis, K. A. (eds.) In Human Factors Issues in Complex System Performance: On the occasion of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter Annual Meeting in Sheffield, England, October 2006. Shaker Publishing. 73 - 84 .

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This paper presents a Cognitive Work Analysis of a command and control experimental environment. The network facilitates the exchange of information between agents in the field and a series of centrally located commanders. The environment developed allows the manipulation of dependent variables to establish the most efficient network structure for a variety of different scenarios. Cognitive Work Analysis has been used to analyse and model the experimental system and hypothesise the implications of changes to the network structure and the resulting influence this will have on the system and the agents contained within. The analysis uses a Work Domain Analysis to capture the purpose of the system. A Control Task Analysis outlines the task required to fulfil the purpose of the system. This task is broken down in a Strategies Analysis, which explains the possible ways that the system can be configured to enable the same end state. A Social Organisation and Cooperation Analysis elucidates which of the actors within the system can perform the tasks required. Finally a Worker Competencies Analysis describes the resulting behavioural characteristics the actors will exert depending on the level of tasks they are assigned.

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Published date: 2007
Venue - Dates: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter Meeting, , Sheffield, United Kingdom, 2006-11-08 - 2006-11-10
Organisations: Transportation Group

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Local EPrints ID: 367346
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/367346
PURE UUID: c0ab91d9-3fd9-4fff-970d-75b9db6c1bec
ORCID for Neville A. Stanton: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8562-3279
ORCID for Mark S. Young: ORCID iD orcid.org/0009-0001-2594-453X

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Date deposited: 12 Sep 2014 15:28
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 04:12

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Author: Daniel P. Jenkins
Author: Guy H. Walker
Author: Paul M. Salmon
Author: Mark S. Young ORCID iD
Editor: D. de Waard
Editor: G. R. J. Hockey
Editor: P. Nickel
Editor: K. A. Brookhuis

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