mwang@watmath.UUCP (mwang) (11/04/83)
_D_E_P_A_R_T_M_E_N_T _O_F _C_O_M_P_U_T_E_R _S_C_I_E_N_C_E _U_N_I_V_E_R_S_I_T_Y _O_F _W_A_T_E_R_L_O_O _S_E_M_I_N_A_R _A_C_T_I_V_I_T_I_E_S _C_O_M_P_U_T_E_R _G_R_A_P_H_I_C_S _S_E_M_I_N_A_R - Thursday, November 10, 1983. Dr. N. Badler of the University of Pennsylvania will speak on ``TEMPUS: A System for the Design and Simula- tion of Mobile Agents in a Workstation and Task En- vironment.'' TIME: 7:00 PM ROOM: MC 5158 ABSTRACT A system called TEMPUS is outlined which is being developed to simulate graphically the task-oriented ac- tivities of several agents, human or robot, in a works- tation environment. TEMPUS is a task simulation facil- ity (supported by the Crew Station Design Section of the NASA Johnson Space Center) for the evaluation of complex workstations vis-a-vis (1) the normal and emer- gency procedures they are intended to support and (2) the types and number of individuals who must carry them out. Examples of such complex workstations can be found in nuclear power plants, steam rooms, space vehi- cle crew stations, and defense installations. TEMPUS simulates the tasks carried out by one or more indivi- dual agents in a given environment. November 4, 1983