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Human Supervisory Control of Automated Systems

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States16.422
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2004English
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Human Supervisory Control of Automated Systems discusses elements of the interactions between humans and machines. These elements include: assignment of roles and authority; tradeoffs between human control and human monitoring; and human intervention in automatic processes. Further topics comprise: performance, optimization and social implications of the system; enhanced human interfaces; decision aiding; and automated alterting systems.

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