SBIR-STTR Award

A user tailorable interface development system
Award last edited on: 3/8/2002

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
NASA : JPL
Total Award Amount
$665,981
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
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Principal Investigator
J Steve Taylor

Company Information

Hilton Systems Inc

7501 S Memorial Parkway Suite 205
Huntsville, AL 35802
   (205) 650-2500
   N/A
   N/A
Location: Single
Congr. District: 05
County: Madison

Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
1993
Phase I Amount
$69,931
This proposal presents the concept of a User Tailorable Interface Development System (UTIDS) to facilitate the ability of users to dynamically specify the information required for their mission control tasks and minimize the effort required to tailor the interface to be adaptable for multimission operations. Although significant strides have been made in the development of usable and effective human computer interfaces (HCI), most of the effort has been focused on tools for use by designers that specify how the user will provide information to the computer, e.g., input dialogues. To provide the capabilities needed for dynamic and complex real-world applications, a tool that can be employed by the user to specify the identification and presentation of information is needed. The key focus of UTIDS is that only by empowering the user to specify and design the needed visualization and integration capabilities can the real-world complexity of the user tasks be managed and optimized.A tool such as UTIDS provides users with the ability to monitor and process data exhibiting high data complexity and incorporating multiple interrelationships. The proposed project has wide applicability to diverse, mission-critical applications employed by government and commercial users, particularly in the area of visualization and comprehension of information generated by real- time processes, such as health monitoring, manufacturing factories, power generation plants, etc.Human Computer Interface, UI Toolkits, Object-oriented, Graphical- User Interface, Data VisualizationPhase 2 conversion

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
1994
Phase II Amount
$596,050
___(NOTE: Note: no official Abstract exists of this Phase II projects. Abstract is modified by idi from relevant Phase I data. The specific Phase II work statement and objectives may differ)___ This proposal presents the concept of a User Tailorable Interface Development System (UTIDS) to facilitate the ability of users to dynamically specify the information required for their mission control tasks and minimize the effort required to tailor the interface to be adaptable for multimission operations. Although significant strides have been made in the development of usable and effective human computer interfaces (HCI), most of the effort has been focused on tools for use by designers that specify how the user will provide information to the computer, e.g., input dialogues. To provide the capabilities needed for dynamic and complex real-world applications, a tool that can be employed by the user to specify the identification and presentation of information is needed. The key focus of UTIDS is that only by empowering the user to specify and design the needed visualization and integration capabilities can the real-world complexity of the user tasks be managed and optimized.A tool such as UTIDS provides users with the ability to monitor and process data exhibiting high data complexity and incorporating multiple interrelationships. The proposed project has wide applicability to diverse, mission-critical applications employed by government and commercial users, particularly in the area of visualization and comprehension of information generated by real- time processes, such as health monitoring, manufacturing factories, power generation plants, etc.Human Computer Interface, UI Toolkits, Object-oriented, Graphical- User Interface, Data VisualizationPhase 2 conversion