Human monitoring and control behaviour models and experiments

Human monitoring and control behaviour models and experiments

Wewerinke, P.H.

National Aerospace Laboratory NLR

1976-10-22

This report deals with a theoretical and experimental program concerning human monitoring and and control behaviour. A model for multivariable monitoring (an automatic approach) was tested against experimental data. Apart from monitoring, simultaneously monitoring and manual flight director control was studied to determine the interference between (interacting) subtasks. Also combined monitoring and auditory tracking was included. The results demonstrate that the multivariable monitor model adequately describes human monitor behaviour in the afore-mentioned tasks. Furthermore, a multivariable workload model has been developed. Computed workload has been shown to agree excellently with subjective ratings.

flight simulation
decision theory
decision making
manual control
optimal control
automatic flight control
man machine systems
in-flight monitoring
task complexity
human performance
pilot performance
flight control

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Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium

Campus only

NLR-TR 77010 U

Aerospace Engineering Reports

report

(c) 1976 National Aerospace Laboratory NLR