Operational Console Modernization Tool Navy SBIR FY2014.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2014.1 Topic No.: N141-049 Topic Title: Operational Console Modernization Tool Proposal No.: N141-049-0189 Firm: HF Designworks, inc. PO Box 19911 Boulder, Colorado 80308 Contact: Scott Scheff Phone: (303) 945-4920 Web Site: www.hfdesignworks.com Abstract: In this proposal, HF Designworks (HFDW) and Alion Science and Technology (Alion) describe an approach for developing a concept for an operational console modernization tool. This tool will assess potential console designs in terms of several key factors: their adherence to human factors design principles, the probability that operators will notice key information changes in a timely manner, the time required to complete key task sequences, and the workload experienced by operators when interacting with the console. The Phase 1 effort will include identifying requirements for such a tool, interviewing Navy subject matter experts to identify key concerns, and performing "best of breed" analyses of existing modeling tools to select relevant features for inclusion in this tool. Phase 1 will result in a plan and paper-based prototype of such a tool. In Phase 2, this system will be implemented and tested. The goal of this project is to develop a principle- and model-based software tool that allows Navy personnel to evaluate and compare potential console designs in terms of their expected effects on operator performance before these systems are built. Benefits: A variety of specific benefits are expected using our proposed approach. The initial primary benefit will be the creation of a useful and usable tool to support Navy personnel in evaluating potential console designs. The long-term benefit will be supporting the Navy in easily identifying, early in the design process, those potential console designs that can best support operator performance. Return