A number of methods have been proposed to predict operator workload in complex systems. These methods depend on a variety of task attributes, including the difficulty levels of individual demands, the number of tasks performed in a unit of time, and the degree of competition between multiple demands. In this effort, twenty two methods of estimating workload were compared to determine the values of these attributes and to identify the most useful of the methods for flight deck design and evaluation.
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