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

Volume

5

fYear

1995

fDate

22-25 Oct 1995

Firstpage

4207

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC.1995.538451

Filename

538451