Enroute Flight Planning: The Design of Cooperative Planning Systems

We are developing and evaluating design concepts and principles to guide in the building of cooperative problem-solving systems. In particular, we are studying the design of cooperative systems for enroute flight planning. Our investigation involves a three-stage process, modeling human performance in existing environments, building cognitive artifacts, and studying the performance of people working in collaboration with these artifacts. This report focuses on the most significant design concepts and principles we have identified thus far.