Simplified Human/Machine Interfaces Top List of Critical DOD Technologies
Jan. 19, 2022 | BY C. Todd Lopez , DOD News
A modern-day cell phone packs quite a wallop when it comes to computing technology and capability. But most cell phones barely come with a "quick start guide," let alone an instruction manual that spells out how to use all the features.
A military vehicle is positioned at the bottom of a hill. A cluster of instruments with reflective panels juts out of the top.
Cell phone companies have mastered the interface between humans and technology, making their use entirely intuitive and rendering thick instruction manuals a thing of the past.
The same thing should be happening for weapons systems used by servicemembers, Heidi Shyu, who serves as the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said. During a virtual discussion today with the Potomac Officers Club near Washington, D.C., she said intuitive, easy-to-use human/machine interfaces is something that's a priority for her and the Defense Department.
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