Presentation
Engineering Total Demand: A Neuroergonomic Framework for Joint Cognitive Work Simulation Design
SessionWednesday Poster Session
DescriptionMaritime pre-hire training often emphasizes procedural repetition without explicitly modeling the distributed cognitive, motor, environmental, and technological demands characteristic of operational pipefitting work. Traditional simulation design frequently targets workload exposure or psychomotor accuracy but lacks a systems-level representation of how demand unfolds across interacting constraints. This paper formalizes Total Demand (TD) as a joint cognitive work construct and demonstrates a constraint-based neuroergonomic methodology for designing a hybrid digital–physical pipefitting simulation. The contribution is threefold: (1) formalization of TD as a system-level design construct; (2) a structured translation process linking Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA), macrocognition, and neuroergonomic coupling principles; and (3) an operational template for engineering Joint Cognitive Work States (JCWS) in skilled trades training environments.
Contributor
Event Type
Poster
TimeWednesday, October 21st5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
LocationSummit Pavilion