In commercial and military settings, workers face increasing demands in information processing and decision-making as the environments in which they perform grow in technological complexity. Hardware and software innovations are often added to existing situations with the unintended result of increasing rather than decreasing the cognitive workload of the end user.  Before these new technologies are put in place, it is essential to evaluate accurately their impact on the user and to make needed modifications before implementation rather than after.  ETI’s Index of Cognitive Activity provides a reliable and cost-efficient method to determine prior to implementation that a new technology performs as expected.

Security screening is necessary to protect travelers, to combat terrorist acts, and to keep commerce flowing in the face of increased threats. Screening is used in airports, at borders, in prisons, and in government facilities. EyeTracking, Inc. offers important tools that directly benefit homeland security by improving the security screening process.

SHOWN LEFT GazeTraceTM of an operator using SmartApproach training software.

DARPA IPTO (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Information Processing Technology Office) Augmented Cognition is utilizing EyeTracking, Inc.’s expertise in building “Cognitively Aware Computational Systems to Enhance Human and Computer Performance".

SHOWN LEFT An Air Force Lieutenant demonstrates controlling multiple simulated UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles).  Physiological sensors from NuWAM and EyeTracking, Inc. (ETI ) provide feedback about the operator to the system.