Operator aid-switching in a case of redundant automation with single-aid failure

Joshua Sandry; Jeremy Schwark; Gayle Hunt; Kasha Geels; Stephen Rice

doi:10.1177/1071181311551297

Operator aid-switching in a case of redundant automation with single-aid failure

Joshua Sandry, Jeremy Schwark, Gayle Hunt, Kasha Geels, Stephen Rice

Psychology

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Abstract

Research exploring factors that affect an operator's use of automated systems has gained a great deal of attention over the years; however, it is only recently that an operator's simultaneous use of multiple automated aids has been investigated. The current study employed a target search task to examine how individuals utilize two automated aids when one of the aids fails and begins to decrease in reliability. More specifically, we were interested in investigating whether people would be able to switch from utilizing the failing aid (originally highly reliable) to the other aid (originally less reliable) when the failing aid became less reliable than the other aid. The results show that participants were able to consistently use the more reliable aid, even if this meant switching from one aid to the other. Practical implications are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 55th Annual Meeting, HFES 2011
Pages	1427-1431
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181311551297
State	Published - 28 Nov 2011
Event	55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2011 - Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: 19 Sep 2011 → 23 Sep 2011

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Name	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
ISSN (Print)	1071-1813

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Other	55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2011
Country	United States
City	Las Vegas, NV
Period	19/09/11 → 23/09/11

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Sandry, J, Schwark, J, Hunt, G, Geels, K & Rice, S 2011, Operator aid-switching in a case of redundant automation with single-aid failure. in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 55th Annual Meeting, HFES 2011. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, pp. 1427-1431, 55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2011, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 19/09/11. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181311551297

Operator aid-switching in a case of redundant automation with single-aid failure. / Sandry, Joshua; Schwark, Jeremy; Hunt, Gayle; Geels, Kasha; Rice, Stephen.

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 55th Annual Meeting, HFES 2011. 2011. p. 1427-1431 (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society).

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