APPLICATION OF OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY TO THE PREDICTION OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN A COMPLEX TASK.

Abstract

A procedure is developed for using human response theory and the analytic methods of optimal control theory to analyze a complex manual control task. The central element in the procedures is a model of the human operator that is based on the assumption that well-trained operators perform optimally subject to certain inherent limitations. Recent results in human response theory provide the representation of the human's limitations. Optimal control theory is then used to predict closed-loop human and system performance. The manual control of the longitudinal position of a hovering VTOL vehicle is analyzed using the developed techniques. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0704562

Entities

People

  • David Lee Kleinman
  • Duncanc. Miller
  • Jerome I. Elkind
  • Sheldon Baron
  • William H. Levison

Organizations

  • BBN Technologies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Theory
  • Hovering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Motor Skills

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