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Analysis Of The Risks And Benefits Of Flight Deck Adaptive Systems, Michael C. Dorneich, William Rogers, Stephen D. Whitlow, Robert Demers Jan 2012

Analysis Of The Risks And Benefits Of Flight Deck Adaptive Systems, Michael C. Dorneich, William Rogers, Stephen D. Whitlow, Robert Demers

Michael C. Dorneich

The objectives of this work were to identify human performance risks and benefits of adaptive systems through a systematic analysis and heuristic evaluation of adaptive system component types and characteristics. As flight deck automated systems have more access to aircraft data, sensor data, stored databases, communicated information, and real time flight crew inputs, as well as more ability to process that information in sophisticated ways to identify situational priorities and context, it is becoming more realistic for those automated systems to adapt their behavior based on context. Automated systems that can make such changes on their own are called adaptive …


Neuro-Physiologically-Driven Adaptive Automation To Improve Decision Making Under Stress, Michael C. Dorneich, Patricia May Ververs, Stephen D. Whitlow, Santosh Mathan, James Carciofini, Trent Reusser Jan 2006

Neuro-Physiologically-Driven Adaptive Automation To Improve Decision Making Under Stress, Michael C. Dorneich, Patricia May Ververs, Stephen D. Whitlow, Santosh Mathan, James Carciofini, Trent Reusser

Michael C. Dorneich

The advent of netted communications and a wide array of battlefield sensors is enabling real-time information streaming and asset management. However, the burden of information management is placed solely on the receiver of the information. Honeywell Laboratories developed a Communications Scheduler (CoS), an adaptive information management system for the dismounted Soldier, driven by an assessment of the individual's current cognitive capacity to process incoming information, in order to improve decision making under high task load conditions. An evaluation was conducted to demonstrate whether cognitive capacity to perform under differing task loads could be detected using neuro-physiological sensors and then if …