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This main objective of this paper was to assess and model variability of task performance relevant to human-systems integration efforts in naval ship operations, including the estimation of task execution times under generic task conditions. A method was developed for quantifying and modeling human operator execution times in selected naval ship operations. The proposed method is based on time contributions for each task component with due consideration of three core task performance elements: skills, knowledge and task requirements. The experimental analysis utilized a hybrid approach based on linear regression, weighted scoring method and artificial neural networks. The proposed modeling approach demonstrates promising results for developing a realistic solution for assessment of task performance times relevant to training requirements and total ownership cost for competing technology upgrades, with emphasis on maintaining manpower readiness and mitigating possible performance degradation due to unforeseen mission conditions.
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This research was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research Contract No. N00014-14-1-0777. Authors would like to acknowledge the support of Dr. William Krebs and Program Management.
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Ahram, T., Karwowski, W., Muhs, K. (2018). Human Performance Variability in Task Execution Times Under Generic Human-System Integration Conditions in Naval Operations. In: Boring, R. (eds) Advances in Human Error, Reliability, Resilience, and Performance. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 589. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60645-3_17
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