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. 2024 Dec 18:5:1435588.
doi: 10.3389/fnrgo.2024.1435588. eCollection 2024.

The United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory Multi-Attribute Task Battery

Jonathan Vogl  1 , Charles D McCurry  1   2 , Sharon Bommer  1   2 , J Andrew Atchley  3
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The United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory Multi-Attribute Task Battery

Jonathan Vogl et al. Front Neuroergon. .

Abstract

The U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL) Multi-Attribute Task Battery (MATB) represents a significant advancement in research platforms for human performance assessment and automation studies. The USAARL MATB builds upon the legacy of the traditional MATB, which has been refined over 30 years of use to include four primary aviation-like tasks. However, the USAARL MATB takes this foundation and enhances it to meet the demands of contemporary research, particularly in the areas of performance modeling, cognitive workload assessment, adaptive automation, and trust in automation. The USAARL MATB retains the four classic subtask types from its predecessors while introducing innovations such as subtask variations, dynamic demand transitions, and performance-driven adaptive automation handoffs. This paper introduces the USAARL MATB to the research community, highlighting its development history, key features, and potential applications.

Keywords: MATB; Multi-Attribute Task Battery; automation; performance modeling; workload.

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Conflict of interest statement

JA was employed by Goldbelt Frontier, LLC. The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
The USAARL MATB GUI. Additional display options exist, such as separating each task into their own windows and altering the size of interactive components to be more conducive to touch screen interactivity.
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Figure 2
The MATB development timeline.
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Figure 3
USAARL MATB simulation loop. SysMon, System Monitoring; COM, Communications; RM, Resource Management.
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Figure 4
USAARL MATB parameter generation GUI.
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Figure 5
USAARL MATB color lab GUI.
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