A PROPOSED METHODOLOGY FOR THE PREDICTION OF MENTAL WORKLOAD, BASED ON ENGINEERING SYSTEM PARAMETERS

被引:19
作者
BI, SX [1 ]
SALVENDY, G [1 ]
机构
[1] PURDUE UNIV,SCH IND ENGN,W LAFAYETTE,IN 47907
关键词
MENTAL WORKLOAD PREDICTION; ENGINEERING SYSTEM DESIGN; COGNITIVE TASK ANALYSIS;
D O I
10.1080/02678379408256542
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
In the design of engineering systems, mental workload is one of the most important factors in the allocation of cognitive tasks. Current methods of task allocation have criteria that are defined in only general terms and are thus not very useful in aiding detailed decision-making in system design. Whilst there are many quantitative criteria available to determine the physical space in human machine interaction, system designers really require an explicit model and specific criteria for the following identification of the mental workload imposed by the system; prediction of both human and system performance; evaluation of the alternatives of system design; and the design of system components. It is argued chat the available methods of workload or performance are either too domain-dependent to apply to the design of other systems, or subject-dependent and thus do not reflect the objective workload imposed by the system. The presented research adopts a new approach to cognitive task analysis in dynamic decision-making systems. Based on the characteristics derived from task analysis, a general conceptual model of the prediction of mental workload in system design is proposed. In the new model, workload is represented by a set of system parameters-task arrival rate, task complexity, task uncertainty, and performance requirements-which are considered to be the main sources of workload. In this context, workload becomes an objective demand of engineering systems, independent of any subjective factors. Whether an individual or population is overloaded depends upon their workload threshold with respect to the specified task and environment. It is hoped that this new model, after both laboratory and industrial validation, could be used by system designers to predict the workload imposed on people by systems.
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页码:355 / 371
页数:17
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