Title :
Multi-system management: the next step after supervisory control?
Author :
Thurman, David A. ; Mitchell, Christine M.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Human-Machine Syst. Res., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
This paper introduces the human-machine systems engineering problem of “multisystem management” and discusses the effect of increasing levels of automation on the role of the human operator in supervisory control systems. Characteristics of automation, the role of the human operator in increasingly automated systems, and the problems created by poorly design automation are discussed. Finally, an integrated theory of the function of multiple layers of automation and the role of the human operator in multisystem management is offered
Keywords :
computerised control; hierarchical systems; human factors; man-machine systems; human operator; human-machine systems engineering; integrated theory; multilayer automation; multisystem management; poorly designed automation; supervisory control; Automatic control; Control systems; Costs; Design automation; Electrical equipment industry; Humans; Man machine systems; Modems; Supervisory control; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1995. Intelligent Systems for the 21st Century., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2559-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1995.538451
