Chapter 19 Case study on requirements, design, and evaluation: NATS
The Final Approach Spacing Tool (FAST) National Air Traffic Services Air Traffic Management Systems Airspace corridors Lower airspace, Upper airspace Final Approach Control The FAST User Interface UIDE Chapter 19
UIDE Chapter 19
UIDE Chapter 19
UIDE Chapter 19
Completed FAST Interface Landing Sequence Countdown to turning UIDE Chapter 19
UIDE Chapter 19
How the Team Developed FAST NATS Research and Development Improving and developing air traffic management systems The Human Factors Unit Analyzes the work of the controllers and works to help project teams design air traffic management systems. The FAST Project Team 5 members Project manager Requirements engineer Software developer Algorithm developer Human Factors practitioner Others as needed UIDE Chapter 19
Requirements Gathering The Domain, Users, Environment, and Usability Requirements The Air Traffic Controllers and LATCC The Tasks Carried Out by Air Traffic Controllers Using FAST The Air Traffic Control Room Usability Requirements UIDE Chapter 19
Requirements Gathering How the Project Team Gathered the User Requirements Visited the facility Observed controllers performing their tasks Interviewed controllers Informal discussions UIDE Chapter 19
The Design and Evaluation of the User Interface Design by Prototyping Low-Fidelity Prototyping Paper prototypes -> emulation with PowerPoint High-Fidelity Prototyping Iterative C++ development UIDE Chapter 19
Preparing to Evaluate Writing the Evaluation Plan Choosing the Users Stages of evaluation Objectives of each evaluation How to conduct the evaluations Choosing the Users Representative controllers Creating the Correct Physical Environment Current system’s Operations Room Planning the Evaluation Sessions Different times during the work periods UIDE Chapter 19
UIDE Chapter 19
Observing the Controllers Debriefing Sessions Problems, likes, dislikes, changes needed Questionnaires Complement the debriefings Workload Assessment Tool Individual self-assessment tool (ISA) Some Changes Resulting from Having Observed the Controllers UIDE Chapter 19
UIDE Chapter 19
Inspecting the User Interface Predicting the Likelihood of Errors Predictive evaluation, inspection (walk-through) Is the correct answer evident to the user? Can connect description to correct action? Will user know if they made the correct/incorrect choice? Guideline Review – Style Guidelines reviewed A Change Resulting from Having Inspected the User Interface UIDE Chapter 19
Analyzing and Interpreting the Evaluation Data To help understand the weaknesses of the design and how to overcome them Communicating the Findings to the Customer Involve all stakeholders in the evaluation process Keep stakeholders informed of all evaluations UIDE Chapter 19