Distributed Decision Making in Multihelicopter Teams: Case Study of Mission Planning and Execution from a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Training Scenario

Neville A Stanton; L Rafferty; Paul M Salmon; K Revell; R McMaster; A Caird-Dalley; C Cooper-Chapman

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Distributed Decision Making in Multihelicopter Teams: Case Study of Mission Planning and Execution from a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Training Scenario

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Distributed Decision Making in Multihelicopter Teams: Case Study of Mission Planning and Execution from a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Training Scenario

Neville A Stanton, L Rafferty, Paul M Salmon, K Revell, R McMaster, A Caird-Dalley and C Cooper-Chapman

Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, Vol.4(4), pp.328-353

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/155534341000400405

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Psychology

This article presents a naturalistic case study of distributed decision making across military helicopter crews during mission planning and execution scenarios. The aim of the paper was to model the decision making strategies and examine the extent to which the environment supports the helicopter crews. This involved live observation of the crews of five Royal Air Force helicopters as they planned and executed a series of missions in a simulated operational setting as part of their predeployment training. The study revealed that there were differences in the decision-making strategies in colocated and distributed teams. It also showed that colocated teams were more able to resolve information conflicts than were the distributed teams. These findings suggest that the concept of the "death of distance" (i.e., that information and communications technology can overcome the negative effects of distributed teams) is somewhat overstated.

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Title: Distributed Decision Making in Multihelicopter Teams: Case Study of Mission Planning and Execution from a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Training Scenario
Authors: Neville A Stanton (Author) - University of Southampton, United Kingdom
L Rafferty (Author) - University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Paul M Salmon (Author) - Monash University
K Revell (Author) - University of Southampton, United Kingdom
R McMaster (Author) - University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
A Caird-Dalley (Author) - Cranfield University, United Kingdom
C Cooper-Chapman (Author) - Human Systems Group
Publication details: Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, Vol.4(4), pp.328-353
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc.
Date published: 2010
DOI: 10.1177/155534341000400405
ISSN: 1555-3434
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450292202621
Output Type: Journal article

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