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Man-machine
Integration
Design
and
Analysis
System
(MIDAS)
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The
Man-machine
Integration
Design
and
Analysis
System
(MIDAS)
is
a
3-D
rapid
prototyping
human
performance
modeling
and
simulation
environment
that
facilitates
the
design,
visualization,
and
computational
evaluation
of
complex
man-machine
system
concepts
in
simulated
operational
environments.
MIDAS
combines
graphical
equipment
prototyping,
dynamic
simulation,
and
human
performance
modeling
with
the
aim
to
reduce
design
cycle
time,
support
quantitative
predictions
of
human-system
effectiveness,
and
improve
the
design
of
crew
stations
and
their
associated
operating
procedures.
MIDAS
links
a
virtual
human,
comprised
of
a
physical
anthropometric
character,
to
a
computational
cognitive
structure
that
represents
human
capabilities
and
limitations.
The
cognitive
component
is
made
up
of
a
perceptual
mechanism
(visual
and
auditory),
memory,
a
decision
maker
and
a
response
selection
architecture ( Micro Saint Sharp).
The
complex
interplay
among
bottom-up
and
top-down
processes
enables
the
emergence
of
unforeseen,
and
non
programmed
behaviors.
MIDAS
outputs
include
dynamic
visual
representations
of
the
simulation
environment,
timelines,
task
lists,
cognitive
loads
along
7
resource
channels,
actual/perceived
situation
awareness,
and
human
error
vulnerability
and
human
performance
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