2005 journal article
Adaptive automation of human-machine system information-processing functions
HUMAN FACTORS, 47(4), 730–741.
MeSH headings : Adult; Automation / instrumentation; Automation / methods; Aviation / instrumentation; Aviation / methods; Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; Female; Humans; Information Systems; Male; Man-Machine Systems; Task Performance and Analysis; User-Computer Interface; Workload
TL;DR:
Humans appear to better adapt to adaptive automation applied to sensory and psychomotor information-processing functions (action implementation) than to AA applied to cognitive functions (information analysis and decision making), and AA is superior to completely manual control.
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The goal of this research was to describe the ability of human operators to interact with adaptive automation (AA) applied to various stages of complex systems information processing, defined in a model of human-automation interaction. Forty participants operated a simulation of an air traffic control task. Automated assistance was adaptively applied to information acquisition, information analysis, decision making, and action implementation aspects of the task based on operator workload states, which were measured using a secondary task. The differential effects of the forms of automation were determined and compared with a manual control condition. Results of two 20-min trials of AA or manual control revealed a significant effect of the type of automation on performance, particularly during manual control periods as part of the adaptive conditions. Humans appear to better adapt to AA applied to sensory and psychomotor information-processing functions (action implementation) than to AA applied to cognitive functions (information analysis and decision making), and AA is superior to completely manual control. Potential applications of this research include the design of automation to support air traffic controller information processing.