Distributed decision making in automated complex systems

Author

Armstrong, James E., Jr. ; Mitchell, Christine M.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Ind. & Syst. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

13-16 Oct 1991

Firstpage

1323

Abstract

The control of large, highly automated, complex systems often requires multiple decision-makers organized into a distributed team structure. A report is presented on research that constructed a domain, ran an experiment, analyzed data, and developed a model for understanding distributed decision-making. A simulated FMS is used. This structured description of how human operators accomplish coordination and make decisions in team situations should help guide the efforts of designers of real systems

Keywords

computerised control; digital simulation; distributed control; flexible manufacturing systems; human factors; large-scale systems; man-machine systems; automated complex systems; distributed decision-making; distributed team structure; simulated FMS; Automatic control; Communication system control; Control systems; Distributed decision making; Electrical equipment industry; Flexible manufacturing systems; Humans; Man machine systems; Military computing; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1991. 'Decision Aiding for Complex Systems, Conference Proceedings., 1991 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Charlottesville, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0233-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC.1991.169871

Filename

169871