Adaptive Automation and Human Performance: II. Effects of Shifts in the Level of Automation on Operator Performance
Abstract
The application of adaptive systems to cockpit automation was discussed in a recent report by Parasuraman et al (1990). Among the issues they raised were the effects of different types of adaptive automation on performance, the adaptive logic used to implement task changes, pilot consent to suggested adaptive changes, the effects of automation failure, and so on. Empirical evidence relevant to these issues (from simulator or field studies) is still meager. The present studies form part of a program of investigations of these and other human-performance issues related to cockpit automation (Parasuraman et al., 1991). Here we briefly report the results of two experiments investigating the effects of shifts in the type and level of automation on operator performance in a multi-task environment. The first study examined the benefits and costs of adaptive automation shifts on operator performance. The second study examined the effects of variations in automation reliability on operator detection of automation failures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA254127
Entities
People
- Indramani Singh
- Raja Parasuraman
- Robert Molloy
- Toufik Bahri
Organizations
- The Catholic University of America