Barry H. Kantowitz
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» 1995 «
Kantowitz, Barry H. (1995): Simulator Evaluation of Heavy Vehicle Driver Workload. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting 1995. pp. 1107-1111.
“Six primary-task and four secondary-task workload measures were investigated in a fixed-base truck simulator. Twelve commercial drivers each drove twelve simulator modules, each 55,000 feet in length. Independent variables were road geometry, traffic density, and secondary task. All primary task measures except steering rate were not influenced by the addition of a secondary task. Two secondary tasks, reaction time to reading the vehicle tachometer and immediate recall of a 7-digit auditory number, provided effective measures of driver workload.”
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» 1994 «
Kantowitz, Barry H. and Triggs, Thomas J. (1994): Developing Human Factors Guidelines for Intelligent Vehicle/Highway Systems: Third Progress Report. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 38th Annual Meeting 1994. .
Hanowski, Richard J., Kantowitz, Susan C. and Kantowitz, Barry H. (1994): Driver Acceptance of Unreliable Route Guidance Information. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 38th Annual Meeting 1994. pp. 1062-1066.
“Human factors research can be used to design safe and efficient Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) that are easy to use (Kantowitz, Becker, & Barlow, 1993). This research used the Battelle Route Guidance Simulator (RGS) to examine two important issues related to driver behavior and acceptance of ATIS technology: (1) the effect of route familiarity on ATIS use and acceptance and (2) the level of information accuracy needed for an ATIS to be accepted and considered useful. The RGS included two 486 computers that provided drivers with real-time information and traffic reports. Drivers used a touch screen to select routes on one computer monitor and watched the results of their selection (i.e., real-time video of the traffic) on a second computer monitor. Drivers could use the system to obtain information about the traffic conditions on any link before traversing a route. In this experiment, subjects were exposed to four experimental conditions involving manipulation of the driver's familiarity with the route and the reliability of the traffic information”
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Kinghorn, Rhonda A., Bittner, Alvah C. and Kantowitz, Barry H. (1994): Identification of Desired System Features in an Advanced Traveler Information System. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 38th Annual Meeting 1994. pp. 1067-1071.
“This study evaluated consumer acceptance of variations of a currently available Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS). We also wanted to determine if video demonstration was sufficient for observers to grasp the fundamentals of ATIS devices. A total of 109 licensed drivers viewed two videotaped demonstrations of TravTek, and then completed questionnaires. Principal Factor Analyses resulted in patterns of desired features and other composite variables used in regression analyses. Basic map features (e.g., vehicle position/location, outline of route) and voice features were the two dominant feature patterns. Other composite variables included understanding of the system capabilities, trust, self-confidence, tolerance of system errors, demonstration fidelity and attention. Results of the regression analyses indicated that different variables were significant predictors of each pattern of desired features.”
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» 1993 «
Kantowitz, Barry H. (1993): Developing Human Factors Guidelines for Intelligent Vehicle/Highway Systems: First Progress Report. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 37th Annual Meeting 1993. .
Kantowitz, Barry H., Becker, Curtis A. and Barlow, S. Todd (1993): Assessing Driver Acceptance of IVHS Components. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 37th Annual Meeting 1993. pp. 1062-1066.
“From a human factors perspective, ATIS and CVO are key components of IVHS. But impressive technology does not guarantee consumer acceptance. Several issues concerning acceptance of new technology are discussed including product characteristics, consumer characteristics, and implications for CVO. Two experiments that evaluate driver acceptance are described.”
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» 1992 «
Kantowitz, Barry H. (1992): Heavy Vehicle Driver Workload Assessment: Lessons from Aviation. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 36th Annual Meeting 1992. pp. 1113-1117.
“Assessment of heavy vehicle driver workload can benefit from earlier research on pilot workload. Four workload issues are particularly salient: performance, methodology, measurement, and conceptual problems. Since an airplane is not a heavy ground vehicle, and since there are many differences between pilots and truck drivers, aviation workload tools cannot be applied to ground vehicles without some caveats. A summary of ten lessons learned from aviation workload is given.”
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» 1991 «
Kantowitz, Barry H. (1991): Effects of Response Symmetry upon Bi-Manual Rapid Aiming. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 35th Annual Meeting 1991. pp. 1541-1545.
“This experiment investigated effects of response symmetry in a two-handed aiming task. A first-order system with isometric controllers was used to present the task. The Motor Program hypothesis predicts better performance in a symmetric condition because only one set of parameters is required to control both hands. The Divided Attention hypothesis predicts better performance in an asymmetric condition because attention can be more readily switched between hands. Results supported the Divided Attention hypothesis because (1) accuracy was better for the asymmetric condition, and (2) the relative advantage of the asymmetric condition increased as targets became more difficult.”
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» 1990 «
Schurman, Donald L., Kantowitz, Barry H., Woods, David D., Reason, James, Ryan, Thomas G. and Spurgin, Anthony J. (1990): Panel Discussion of "HRA -- Where Shouldst Thou Turn?": A Controversial View. In: D., Woods, and E., Roth, (eds.) Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 34th Annual Meeting 1990, Santa Monica, USA. pp. 649-650.
Kantowitz, Barry H., Bittner, Jr. Alvah C. and Fujita, Yushi (1990): Mathematical Description of Crew Response Times in Simulated Nuclear Power Plant Emergencies. In: D., Woods, and E., Roth, (eds.) Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 34th Annual Meeting 1990, Santa Monica, USA. pp. 1127-1131.
Meister, David, Enderwick, Thomas, Bittner, Alvah and Kantowitz, Barry H. (1990): Human Factors Measurement: The Challenge. In: D., Woods, and E., Roth, (eds.) Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 34th Annual Meeting 1990, Santa Monica, USA. pp. 1241-1242.
Kantowitz, Barry H. (1990): Can Cognitive Theory Guide Human Factors Measurement?. In: D., Woods, and E., Roth, (eds.) Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 34th Annual Meeting 1990, Santa Monica, USA. pp. 1258-1262.
Triggs, Thomas J., Kantowitz, Barry H., Terrill, B. S., Bittner, Jr. A. C. and Fleming, T. E. (1990): The Playback Method of Protocol Analysis Applied to a Rapid Aiming Task. In: D., Woods, and E., Roth, (eds.) Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 34th Annual Meeting 1990, Santa Monica, USA. pp. 1275-1279.
“The analysis of subjective verbal protocols can provide valuable information additional to that obtained from traditional objective data sources. The most frequently used type of protocol analysis is of the "think-aloud" report where operators verbalize as they perform a task of interest. However, while this concurrent method has been usefully applied to high-level cognitive tasks that are accomplished over extended periods, it is generally considered to be less appropriate for short-duration tasks where the emphasis is on speed of performance. This study reports on the application of a new protocol method to a speeded task based on a procedure where the computer "plays back" the experimental trials and shows the subject's response. The verbal response of the subject was recorded during the playback, augmented by prompts from the experimenter. Several aiming tasks requiring rapid movements to a target were examined using this method. The data obtained from the protocol analysis were a valuable adjunct to the actual performance results, and demonstrated that the new method appears to be a satisfactory procedure for obtaining protocols for rapidly performed tasks. Where movements involving both hands were involved, the verbal protocols supported a divided attention hypothesis for performance over a competing motor-program hypothesis. The reports implied that the movement characteristics were under conscious control requiring division of attention.”
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Proctor, Robert W., Weeks, Daniel J., Alluisi, Earl A., Simon, J. Richard and Kantowitz, Barry H. (1990): A Forty-Year Perspective on Compatibility Phenomena: A Panel in Honor of Arnold M. Small, Sr.. In: D., Woods, and E., Roth, (eds.) Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 34th Annual Meeting 1990, Santa Monica, USA. pp. 1444-1446.
» 1989 «
Kantowitz, Barry H. (1989): The Role of Human Information Processing Models in System Development. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 33rd Annual Meeting 1989. pp. 1059-1063.
“Humans are complicated devices. Thus, systems in which people are embedded necessarily are complex. In order to better develop such systems, a means to organize and understand human complexity is required. Theoretical models of human information processing are one cognitive-engineering tool to help system development. This paper discusses the kinds of models that might be effective in solving practical problems. Suggestions are given for selecting a useful model from the plethora of available theoretical models. These issues are illustrated in the context of current research aimed at providing a general model of human cognition and action for application to the development, operation, and maintenance of nuclear power plants in Japan.”
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» 1987 «
Kantowitz, Barry H., Bortolussi, Michael R. and Hart, Sandra G. (1987): Measuring Pilot Workload in a Motion Base Simulator: III. Synchronous Secondary Task. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 31st Annual Meeting 1987. pp. 834-837.
“This experiment continues earlier research (Kantowitz, Hart, & Bortolussi, 1983) conducted in a GAT-1 motion-base trainer to evaluate choice-reaction secondary tasks as measures of pilot workload. The earlier work used an asynchronous secondary task presented every 22 sec regardless of flying performance. The present experiment uses a synchronous task presented only when a critical event occurred on the flying tasks. Both 2- and 4-choice visual secondary tasks were investigated. Analysis of primary flying-task results showed no decrement in RMS error for altitude, indicating that the key assumption necessary for using a choice secondary task was satisfied. Reaction times showed significant differences between Easy and Hard flight scenarios as well as being able to discriminate among flight tasks.”
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» 1983 «
Kantowitz, Barry H. and Sorkin, Robert D. (1983): Human Factors: Understanding People-System Relationships. New York, NY, John Wiley and Sons
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