Objective

To identify requirements for human-in-the-loop simulation capabilities and improve their utility in predicting and optimizing soldier-systems integration.

Background

Technological development rates within the military are rapidly increasing. Emergent technologies often exclude in-depth consideration of human-system interactions until the physical prototyping phase. Human-in-the-loop simulation tools can allow for earlier consideration of humans in the development process; however, use remains limited.

Method

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants to yield perspectives on current human-in-the-loop simulation capabilities and utility specific to the military. An inductive approach to thematic analysis was used to extract critical themes from transcribed interview data. A scoping review was completed to supplement the data obtained from interviews and summarize knowledge regarding requirements for human-in-the-loop simulation and analysis capabilities targeted to the military.

Results

Interviews were conducted with five experts representing the sectors of Vehicle/Equipment Design, Simulation, and Army Research. A total of 2274 sources were identified, and 64 papers were retained for the scoping review. Thematic analysis of the combined data sources yielded six important themes to consider with respect to requirements for future human-in-the-loop simulation capabilities targeting soldier-systems integration.

Conclusion

This study has identified eight key requirements to support the use of human-in-the-loop simulation tools to predict and optimize soldier-systems integration and performance.

Application

Addressing key requirements will improve the ability of current human-in-the-loop simulation tools to accommodate the military's need for human consideration early in the design process.

中文翻译：

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改进人在回路仿真以优化士兵系统集成

目标

确定对人在环仿真能力的要求，并提高其在预测和优化士兵系统集成方面的效用。

背景

军队内部的技术发展速度正在迅速增加。新兴技术通常会在物理原型设计阶段之前排除对人机交互的深入考虑。人在环仿真工具可以允许在开发过程中更早地考虑人；然而，使用仍然有限。

方法

与关键线人进行了半结构化访谈，以得出有关当前人在环仿真能力和特定于军队的效用的观点。主题分析的归纳方法用于从转录的访谈数据中提取关键主题。完成了范围界定审查，以补充从采访中获得的数据，并总结有关针对军队的人在环模拟和分析能力要求的知识。

结果

采访了代表车辆/设备设计、模拟和陆军研究部门的五位专家。共确定了 2274 个来源，并保留了 64 篇论文用于范围界定审查。对组合数据源的专题分析产生了六个重要主题，以考虑未来针对士兵系统集成的人在环仿真能力的要求。

结论

这项研究确定了八个关键要求，以支持使用人在环仿真工具来预测和优化士兵系统集成和性能。

应用

解决关键要求将提高当前人在环仿真工具的能力，以适应军方在设计过程早期对人为考虑的需求。