Six studies are in various stages of completion in the CORE program of the Committee on Human Factors. Preliminary drafts of reports on integrated ergonomic modeling, human performance models, mental models, and multicolored displays have been prepared and are currently in the prepublication review process. In addition, reports of the workshop on distributed decision making and the seminar on expert systems, both convened in late 1986, are being drafted. The technical plans have been completed for a panel meeting on human factors for an aging population. The committee is in the process of specifying its research agenda for the next study period. Keywords: Human factors; National Research Council; Human performance models; Multicolored displays; Mental models; Integrated ergonomic models; Distributed decision making; Expert systems; Aging; Productivity. |