Human-Machine Interface Issues in the Design of Increasingly Automated NASA Control Rooms,

Abstract

The paper provides a report of work-in-progress examining the potential effects of introducing increased levels of automation in command and control environments for NASA's near-earth satellites. To date, the work has examined the implications of automation and concluded that there are times when costs outweight benefits, thus suggesting that automation not be introduced into a system. Assuming that some level of automation is introduced, the roles of the human operator in automated systems is explored. Further research on information displays designed to support the roles of the human in automated systems is described. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001632

Entities

People

  • Christine M. Mitchell

Organizations

  • George Mason University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Control Systems
  • Adaptive Systems
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Automation
  • Command And Control
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Data Displays
  • Environment
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interfaces

Readers

  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space