| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R81077/01 |
| Title: |
Biocybernetic Control of Adaptive Automation |
| Principal Investigator: |
Fairclough, Professor S |
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| Department: |
Sport and Exercise Sciences |
| Organisation: |
Liverpool John Moores University |
| Scheme: |
Fast Stream |
| Starts: |
11 November 2002 |
Ends: |
10 February 2005 |
Value (£): |
60,495
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Cognitive Science Appl. in ICT |
Human-Computer Interactions |
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Adaptive automation is characterised by a reactive rationale where the availability of automation is under the control of the system as opposed to the human operator. The goal of adaptive automation is to retain the advantages of conventional automation whilst circumventing its disadvantages. The main obstacle to the development of adaptive automation pertains to those diagnostic triggers underlying this system. It has been suggested that psychophysiological variables which index the psychological state of the operator be used as triggers for adaptive automation. This approach is termed 'biocybernetics.'The purpose of the research proposal is to evaluate the utility of the biocybernetic approach in a laboratory environment. The first stage of the proposal involves the derivation of psychophysiological algorithms as triggers for adaptive automation. These algorithms will be incorporated into a biocybernetic test-bed linked to a simulation of flightdeck activities. Once this test-bed has been established, a human factors study is planned to investigate criterion for biocybernetic adaptation, the usefulness of biocybernetic adaptation for an automated system. This is a basic research programme into an area of novel technology which may have important implications for the transportation industry.
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