2012 Webinar Profile
Human Factors/Ergonomics Research on Adaptive Automation and Automation Modeling Approaches
Presented by David B. Kaber, North Carolina State University
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
9:30-11:00 a.m. Pacific / 10:30-12:00 noon Mountain / 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Central / 12:30-2:00 p.m. Eastern / 5:30-7:00 p.m. GMT
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ABOUT THE WEBINAR
This webinar will provide a review of human factors/ergonomics research on adaptive automation and a description of qualitative and quantitative approaches to modeling implications of automation on human performance. When designed properly, automation in complex systems can improve human operator effectiveness in system and mission-critical tasks by reducing routine operator responsibilities and workload. Traditional automation allocates operator responsibilities to a mechanical or computerized system, modifying the operator?s role from start to finish. Adaptive automation (AA) systems, in contrast, are designed to monitor overall system performance and shift responsibility between machines and operators as needed while tasks are being performed.
AA has demonstrated reduced operator cognitive load, increased operator situation awareness (SA), and improved task performance compared with static automation or manual control. Unfortunately, few real-world systems have implemented AA because of the complexity of the technology and a lack of complete research guidance on fundamental questions such as the type and level of automation to dynamically deliver for effective operator assistance.
Kaber will discuss design parameters for AA, including
- what functions to automate
- how functions are to be shared or traded between human and machine
- when automation is to be invoked, and
- who maintains authority over dynamic function allocations.
Kaber will identify theories and describe select empirical studies on each of these parameters and will identify future research needs to address what HF/E professionals still need to know for effective adaptive automation. The webinar will conclude with a description of a quantitative and qualitative approach to determining what functions to automate, and how, in the context of a complex automated life-science process.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
David Kaber is a professor in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering and an associate faculty member in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Psychology at North Carolina State University. He is also director of the NIOSH-sponsored Occupational Safety and Ergonomics Program at NCSU. His background is in human-automation interaction with a focus on transportation and robotic systems. Kaber?s current research interests include aircraft cockpit automation and pilot behavior modeling, driver situation awareness under hazardous conditions, and the design of virtual-reality and haptic control interfaces for rehabilitation applications. He received his PhD from Texas Tech University in 1996.
Kaber has authored more than 60 journal articles, 15 book chapters, and 110 conference proceedings. He is an associate editor for IEEE Systems and Man & Cybernetics and edited Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics in 2011. He serves on the editorial boards of Human Factors, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, Human Factors & Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries, and IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors. He was recently elected a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and is a Certified Human Factors Professional.
REGISTRATION
HFES Members: This webinar is free! Registration is available at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/232070594.
Nonmembers: HFES invites you to attend this webinar. The registration fee is $125. Nonmember registration is available at https://www.hfes.org//Web/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=20. Payment by VISA, MasterCard, and American Express is secure and easy.
Nonmember Students: The registration fee is $40. Nonmember student registration is available at https://www.hfes.org//Web/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=20. As with nonmember registration, payment can be made by VISA, MasterCard, or American Express.
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