TY - JOUR AU - Brunye, Tad T. AB - Special Feature fundamentally alter the balance and The n eed for Cognitive Engineering nature of the sociotechnical interactions in the emerging operating environment. in the United States Army We also believe that the cognitive Kaleb McDowell, kaleb.mcdowell@us.army.mil; Kelvin S. Oie, kelvin.oie@us.army.mil; resources needed to meet the demands of Brian T. Crabb, brian.t.crabb@us.army.mil; Victor Paul, victor.paul@us.army.mil; and the contemporary operating environment Tad T. Brunye, thaddeus.brunye@us.army.mil will also have to change from a model that primarily relies on the Soldier to one magine military commanders react- high levels of cognitive performance that involves a balance between Soldier ing to an unpredictable, dynamic, needed to succeed. and system. Still, while such a shift may Istressful situation on the battlefield. A major contributor to the compli- be necessary to provide the capabilities What factors will affect their perfor - cated nature of sociotechnical interac- needed on the future battlefield, it mance? Some factors will be external tions in the contemporary operating can also lead to new patterns of errors to them and out of their control: for environment is the explosive advances in (Wiener and Curry 1960). example, the size of the enemy force, the information and computing technologies time of day, and TI - The Need for Cognitive Engineering in the United States Army JO - Insight DO - 10.1002/inst.20091217 DA - 2009-04-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/the-need-for-cognitive-engineering-in-the-united-states-army-gmtPZnFiA9 SP - 7 EP - 10 VL - 12 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -