Data Integration for Validation of Effectiveness of Systems -(DIVES) Navy SBIR FY2005.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2005.1 Topic No.: N05-064 Topic Title: Data Integration for Validation of Effectiveness of Systems -(DIVES) Proposal No.: N051-064-0717 Firm: Aptima, Inc. 12 Gill Street Suite 1400 Woburn, Massachusetts 01801 Contact: Cullen Jackson Phone: (781) 496-2408 Web Site: aptima.com Abstract: The U.S. Navy is taking advantage of the revolution in information technology to support rapid evolution of its command and control systems. Along with the ability to rapidly reconfigure displays and controls, however, comes the need to rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of new human-machine interface designs. For submarine combat systems, the introduction of new Combat Control displays has the potential to change the most effective processes for the combat team. Data collection for evaluating the performance effectiveness for new technology should also provide insight into the optimal crew size, processes, and team design that are enabled by that technology. DIVES, the envisioned product of this SBIR, is a unique tool that will integrate data from various sources on operator use of operational display technologies, both for individual and teams. The tool will assist technology evaluators understand data collected on user-system interactions. DIVES will provide recommendations for improvements to the processes, protocols, and procedures for collecting data and a framework for putting the data together into a coherent and understandable set of specifications for the redesign of the display technologies as well as the team processes involved in using the technologies for real-time decision making. Benefits: In DIVES Phase I, we will develop and validate methods for collecting and analyzing multiple data streams on operator performance while using Combat Control Systems. This development effort will include understanding current Navy data collection efforts; interviewing system operators, engineers, and evaluators to better understand the process; and observing team interactions using the display systems to identify bottlenecks in the workflow due to the design of the system. The product of Phase I will be a design, demonstrated in the form of storyboards, for the DIVES tool. In Phase II we will build, apply, and validate a prototype of the DIVES tool, which will prepare us for Phase III, when we will build an actual working system. Return