DTIC ADA087832: The Use of Information Transmission pdf

DTIC ADA087832: The Use of Information Transmission

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Recent developments of classical information theory by Conant and Ashby have given rise to a number of techniques by which the behavior of a complex system can be analyzed. Even in the absence of any information about the intensity of the variables measured it is possible to detect which parts of the system are closely coupled and which independent. The metrics of the variables can be mixed, (nominal, ordinal, etc.) and the method is particularly suited to dynamic systems. This paper discusses how the structure of the ‘molecules’ of behavior can be deduced from the entropies of the ‘atoms’, and outlines the solutions to certain methodological problems involved. Examples of the method are given from the fields of attention and skills, including the representation of the effects of practice on a 7-degree-of-freedom perceptual motor skill involving a complex man-machine interface. Further analysis and development of the technique is being carried out and will be reported subsequently.

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• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 5/1/1980
• Year: 1980
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Moray, Neville, MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS LAB, *INFORMATION TRANSFER, *MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS, *INFORMATION THEORY, SKILLS, PERFORMANCE(HUMAN), COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE, BEHAVIOR, CORRELATION TECHNIQUES, COMPLEX VARIABLES

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