Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2014

Abstract

Adaptive automation systems allow the user to complete a task seamlessly with a computer performing tasks at which the human operator struggles. Unlike traditional systems that allocate functions to either the human or the machine, adaptive automation varies the allocation of functions during system operation. Creating these systems requires designers to consider issues not present during static system development. To assist in adaptive automation system design, this paper presents the concept of inherent tasks and takes advantage of this concept to create the function-to-task design process model. This process model helps the designer determine how to allocate functions to the human, machine, or dynamically between the two. An illustration of the process demonstrates the potential complexity within adaptive automation systems and how the process model aids in understanding this complexity during early stage design.

Comments

AFIT Scholar furnishes the draft version of this article. The published version of record appears in International Journal of Human Computer Studies and is available by subscription through the DOI link in the citation below.

DOI

10.1016/j.ijhcs.2014.07.004

Source Publication

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

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