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Prospects of a mathematical theory of human behavior in complex man-machine systems tasksA hierarchy of human activities is derived by analyzing automobile driving in general terms. A structural description leads to a block diagram and a time-sharing computer analogy. The range of applicability of existing mathematical models is considered with respect to the hierarchy of human activities in actual complex tasks. Other mathematical tools so far not often applied to man machine systems are also discussed. The mathematical descriptions at least briefly considered here include utility, estimation, control, queueing, and fuzzy set theory as well as artificial intelligence techniques. Some thoughts are given as to how these methods might be integrated and how further work might be pursued.
Document ID
19790007428
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Johannsen, G.
(Illinois Univ. Urbana, IL, United States)
Rouse, W. B.
(Illinois Univ. Urbana, IL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1978
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Ames Res. Center The 14th Ann. Conf. on Manual Control
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
79N15599
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-2119
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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