The adoption of Human-Machine Interface (HMI) technologies for strategic, tactical and operational military Human Mission Systems (HMS), and mission control must be undertaken in a carefully planned manner. Lacking are methods to test the effectiveness of user interface technologies for improved situation awareness and decision-making ability. Knowledge Based Systems, Inc.s (KBSI) Human Machine System Design Generator and Evaluator (HUMDINGER)method and application framework addresses this challenge by supporting the rapid configuration (and quantitative evaluation) of highly efficient HMS. HUMDINGER is designed to store and retrieve HMI design artifacts into a Digital Engineering Ecosystem (DEE), supporting digital transformation for the Navy in the presence of evolving HMI technology.
Benefit: The central benefit is that the HUMDINGER framework can be used to provide a traceable recommendation and requirements for evolving user interface technologies for the next generation human machine systems. HUMDINGER also evaluates the effectiveness of evolving user interface technologies for various strategic, tactical and operational military, leading to support for future vendor-independent HMS development. HUMDINGER benefits commercial or government application with user interfaces for planning, monitoring, control, situational awareness, and training. This includes cyber security operations, industrial process control, border security, environment monitoring, first responder training, etc. Components of HUMDINGER can also be used in live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) simulation exercises and training as a human-machine interaction capability.
Keywords: Digital Engineering User interface measures of performance, Digital Engineering User interface measures of performance, Human Factors, system design, requirements analysis,, Human-Machine Interfaces, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual and Augmented Reality
