[ont.events] UW Comp. Graph. Seminar, Dr. Badler on "TEMPUS: A system for the design and simulation of mobile agents in a workstation and task environment."

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                                - 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