Task-sensitive user interfaces: grounding information provision within the context of the user's activity

Abstract

In the context of innovative Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) platform capabilities, we are building an environment that can support the generation of information tailored to operators' tasks. The challenging issues here are to improve the methods for managing information delivery to the operators, and thus provide them with high-value information on their display whilst avoiding noise and clutter. To this end, we enhance the operator's graphical interface with information delivery mechanisms that support maintenance of situation awareness and improving efficiency. We do this by proactively delivering task-relevant information.