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IMPRINT Developers Workshop
Dec 6 Agenda
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0830-0845 Welcome and Introductions – John Lockett
0845-1000 - IMPRINT Pro Brief, Demo and Discussion – John Lockett and Sue Archer
1000-1015 - BREAK
IMPRINT Related Tools and Programs Beyond the US Army
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1215-1330 - LUNCH
Performance Effects
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1015-1045 - Air Force, CART Office – Bryan Brett
1045-1115 - Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Autumn Szabo
1115-1145 – Navy, SEAPRINT – Jennifer Narkevicius
1145-1215 - Discussion of IMPRINT ideas from other services and agencies
1330-1350 - Training Effects Research – AFRL, Mesa rep (Dee Andrews, Pat Fitzgerald)
1350-1400 - Training Knowledge and Skills for the Networked Battlefield MURI (Bill Raymond)
1400-1430 - Thermal and Vibration – Jim Szalma
1430-1445 - BREAK
1445-1515 - Fatigue Modeling - Steve Hursh
1515-1545 – Advances to the Workload Algorithms (FY04 and FY05 efforts) – Raja Parasuraman
1545-1615 – Discussion of new performance effect ideas for FY06 and beyond
Usability Assessment
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1615-1645 – IMPRINT Pro Usability Study Results – Raja Parasuraman
1645-1700 – Discussion of Usability Study and implications for the future
IMPRINT Developers Workshop
Dec 7 Agenda
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0830-0845 Coffee
Extending IMPRINT’s Capabilities
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0845-0930 - Recommendations for New Reports – Michelle Zeisset, Charneta Samms
0930-1000 - Integration with Other Simulations – Randy Washington
1000-1015 - BREAK
1015-1045 - ACT-R Integration – Christian Lebiere, Rick Archer
1045-1115 - System of Systems Modeling – Nils Lavine
1115-1145 - UoE Manpower Estimation – Jana Polzin
1145-1300 – Working Lunch and continued discussion of ideas for further extension of
IMPRINT Capabilities
Related Topics
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1300-1330 – Crew Station Design Tool
1330-1400- Miscellaneous (UML, IUSS, CASHE, Documentation, Web Site) – Sue Archer
1400-1430- Discussion of Future Ideas and Wrap Up - All
Administrative
• Lunch tomorrow
• Collection of presentations
Workshop Goals
• The purpose of the workshop is to
share project progress and to generate
ideas for future development.
• This is NOT a user’s meeting; but
rather, it is an opportunity to discuss the
current status and future plans for the
IMPRINT Tool and supporting research.
Tool Development
Challenges
 Evolving analysis demands
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Support System of Systems Analyses
 Support analysis of joint operations
 Represent human behavior in network simulation
 Consider alternative maintenance concepts
(e.g. increased crew maintenance)
 Decrease barriers to usage
 Bi-modal set of users
 User interface too broad and deep with addition
of new features
 Encourage valid analyses
 Information assurance constraints (i.e. security)
 Maintain platform compatibility
 Package more human factors R&D results
Soldier Centered Design Tools
1970’s
1980’s
ARI SRL & HEL
1990’s
2000
2005
ARL HRED
Maintenance and logistics MANCAP, KBLPS, IMPRINT
Task and Workload Analysis HARDMAN III, Crewcut, JASS, WinCrew, IMPRINT
Human figure mod. & sim. Jack, UNIPORT, ODT, TESF Information flow C3Trace
System of
systems
modeling
IMPRINT:
History
1970’s
Concept Paper
~Air Force~
MPT data provided
- Paper & pencil -
1980’s
1990’s
2000+
Navy HARDMAN
(Hardware vs. Manpower)
Automated process
- Mini-computer -
Army HARDMAN II
MPT link to performance
- Personal computer -
Army HARDMAN III
Integrated analysis environment
- Windows Goal Oriented Behaviors &
HLA Compliance
System of Systems
32 bit, C++
Tri-Service
C#, .NET environment
IMPRINT & WinCrew
IMPRINT 6
IMPRINT 7
IMPRINT Pro
IMPRINT Development, FY 05
“Ver 7”
“Standard”
“Pro”
• All modules
• Hierarchical menus
• VACP and Maintenance modules (no
Goal or Advanced modules)
• Crew Chief maintenance
• Hierarchical (but fewer) menus
• User with little programming expertise
• No capability to link to external
simulations
• DoD emphasis (thru AFRL CART and Navy
SEAPRINT)
• Merged VACP, Goal and Advanced
workload and network modules
• Crew Chief maintenance & animation
• New Graphical User Interface
•.NET Framework
• Sophisticated users – links to other sims
IMPRINT Development
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IMPRINT 5.13a - pre Oct 02
• VACP, Performance Moderators, Maintenance
• WinCrew advanced workload modeling
• VGA GUI, 16 bit, Borland C++, Crystal Reports v5
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IMPRINT 6.40c - released Oct 02
• goal oriented behavior & HLA compatibility from CART
• VACP, Performance Moderators, Maintenance
• VGA GUI, 16 bit, Borland C++, Crystal Reports v5
IMPRINT Development
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IMPRINT 7.12w – released Feb 04
• Upgraded assumed resolution from VGA to SVGA
• 32 bit, Microsoft C++, Crystal Reports v7
• Added hierarchical navigation tree to GUI
• Updated personnel projection database (fr.1996 to 2002)
• Interface to add customized stressors
• Dynamic stressors through calls to external modules
• Enhanced maintenance model (flexibility LSA imports)
• Dynamically subscribe and unsubscribe entities to
server
• Ability to synch to real time simulations
• Review input parameters and GUI (e.g. distributions)
• Review output, reports, and analysis aids
• New training materials (tutorial) and workshop structure
• Webpage updated with more applications references
and training material
IMPRINT: Development
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Enhanced IMPRINT maintenance modeling
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Improved the fidelity of modeling direct support maintenance
Increased capacity to model maintenance of complex systems (more
components, systems, tasks) and more of those systems with longer
scenarios
integrated transition between operator and maintainer analyses such that
maintainability variables will directly impact operational system effectiveness.
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Developed concepts and prototypes for IMPRINT ver. 8 (two products,
Standard and Pro)
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Investigated the validity and robustness of dynamic human task
scheduling constructs such as the WinCrew strategies, information
processing/process control theory (IP/PCT), and goal oriented behavior
modeling.
Mapped IMPRINT taxons to skills and abilities in SkillsNET objects (thru
Navy’s SEAPRINT program)
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Tool Development, FY 04
 Develop specifications and beta versions for IMPRINT Standard and Pro
 Links with other tools and simulations
 Automate links between IMPRINT and UML development
applications.
 Develop links and file format compatibility between IMPRINT and
Army Evaluation Center (AEC) maintenance analysis tools such as
COMPASS and SESAME. Test case = Sentinel forward area air
surveillance system
Tool Development, FY 04
 Links with other tools and simulations
 Update the Command, Control, and Communications Human Performance
Model (C3HPM) for inclusion in MATREX V0.5
 Support development of the core MATREX Network Centric Warfare
Simulation Environment (NSE) and FY05 MATREX Network Fires Thread.
 Develop architectural specification for a system of systems level network of
integrated IMPRINT models to simulate a combined arms mission.
IMPRINT Development, FY 04
 Develop IMPRINT models to represent Military Intelligence operators in Battle Lab
Simulations at the Ft. Huachuca Battle Command Battle Lab.
 Develop an interactive, constructive model of system capability as a function of
Global Command and Control System (GCCS) operator effectiveness. (with SPAWAR)
 Extend output report and analysis aid enhancements to IMPRINT Pro
25.00%
Percent Mission Time at Workload Level i
Multiple Run Scenario
(Driver)
ESTIMATED EXPECTED PERCENT OF MISSION DRIVER
IS IN OVERLOAD CONDITION
20.00%
21.05%
Estimated % of Mission
overloaded
NOT overloaded
15.00%
78.95%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
>200%
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Workload Level
IMPRINT Development, FY 04
Codify literature on vibration and thermal environment stress
effects
- Enter into Matrix developed by UCF under the OPUS MURI
- Conduct meta analysis to inform development of new
stressor performance moderators in IMPRINT.
- Extend to vigilance, training, time, team in FY05
Updating IMPRINT Stressors
Options for Incorporating Changes to Performance Shaping
Functions
A. Change default algorithm in IMPRINT source code
– Requires new release
static
B. Input new algorithm using “custom stressor” feature
– No change to source code
– User defined models only
C. Use IMPRINT variables, beginning and ending effects
– No change to source code
– User defined models only
– Greater user skill required
dynamic
D. External Model Calls to more complex models
– User defined models only
– Greater user skill required
IMPRINT Development, FY 05
 Improve training performance moderators through collaboration with
AFRL, Mesa
 base on a richer empirical database
 beyond frequency and recency of practice to content and media
type
 Link to existing fatigue model such as SAFTE to consider:
 circadian rhythms
 cumulative effects
 interaction between physical and mental fatigue
 Establish a link from IWARS to IMPRINT
 Validation studies
 Usability studies
 Links to perceptual and biomechanical models
 Update dynamic workload management strategies
 Optimize cost and mission readiness based on non-mission capable
supply NMCS and non-mission capable maintenance NMCM variables.
(with AEC)
 Add visualization tool to IMPRINT maintenance model
Demonstrations
Miscellaneous
• UML project – to investigate the potential for
interchanging information between ARL’s
IMPRINT tool and UML 2.0
<<operatorTask>>
Removal of Lower Air
Baffle
timeStandard = (0:10:0)
accuracyStandard = 10
accuracyMeasure = “Percent Steps Correct”
criterion = 0.93
• Outcome –
meanTime = (0:8:30)
timeStandard Deviation = 1.0
timeDistribution = Normal
meanAccuracy = 10
accuracyStandardDeviation = 1.0
– Detailed report (Steve Carson)
– Primary challenge is community and culture change
Miscellaneous, Continued
• IUSS / IWARS – Implementation as
micromodels
• CASHE – Primary benefit is on-line
documentaton
• Database – MySQL to MSDE
– Issues with security and distribution of engien
– Challenges for upgrade path
• Documentation – Three volumes
• Web Site
http://www.arl.army.mil/ARLDirectorates/HRED/imb/imprint/Imprint7.htm