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Modeling strategic behavior in human-automation interaction - Why an 'aid' can (and should) go unusedTask-offload aids (e.g., an autopilot, an 'intelligent' assistant) can be selectively engaged by the human operator to dynamically delegate tasks to automation. Introducing such aids eliminates some task demands but creates new ones associated with programming, engaging, and disengaging the aiding device via an interface. The burdens associated with managing automation can sometimes outweigh the potential benefits of automation to improved system performance. Aid design parameters and features of the overall multitask context combine to determine whether or not a task-offload aid will effectively support the operator. A modeling and sensitivity analysis approach is presented that identifies effective strategies for human-automation interaction as a function of three task-context parameters and three aid design parameters. The analysis and modeling approaches provide resources for predicting how a well-adapted operator will use a given task-offload aid, and for specifying aid design features that ensure that automation will provide effective operator support in a multitask environment.
Document ID
19930068505
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kirlik, Alex
(Georgia Inst. of Technology Atlanta, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Human Factors
Volume: 35
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0018-7208
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
93A52502
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG2-656
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG2-195
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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