THE EFFECT OF VARIOUS LEVELS OFnAUTOMATION ON HUMAN OPERATORSnPERFORMANCE IN MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS

摘要

This report describes a method for generating definitive data on the effects of various levels of automation on human operators' performance in man-machine systems. The method incorporates a model and equipment for theoretical and experimental investigations. Equipment was designed and built in accordance with the assumptions of the automation model for studying human performance in an automation environment. Functions to be controlled are generated by a general-purpose analog computer. Pilot experiments have demonstrated that the equipment is suitable and that the model adequately describes automation problems. Significant effects of various levels of automation were demonstrated in some of the experiments.