Attention distribution and decision making in tactical air combat

Human Factors

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 232-249

  Endsley, Mica R ^a,b,c,d   Smith, Robert P ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DISTRIBUTION; TACTICAL AIR COMBAT; TACTICAL DECISION MAKING;

AVIATORS; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MILITARY AIRCRAFT; MILITARY AVIATION; MILITARY DATA PROCESSING;

DECISION MAKING;

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FIGHTING; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030175021     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872096779047995     Document Type: Article

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