AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: PILOT PREFERENCES AND OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCES

As technology evolves from a passive tool to a highly independent agent, it is becoming increasingly important to support operators in coordinating human and machine intentions and actions. A way to possibly achieve this goal is the context-sensitive use and implementation of varying automation management strategies. This study examined pilots' preferences for and their operational experiences with 3 different strategies: management-by-consent, management-by-exception, and full automation. Pilots expressed a strong preference for management-by-consent in which the automation cannot take action unless explicit pilot consent has been received. High time pressure, high workload, and low task criticality led to a shift in pilots' preferences toward management-by-exception in which automation can initiate actions on its own. These preferences can be explained somewhat by pilots' operational experiences with existing cockpit systems that illustrate that human--machine coordination is a complex process involving the negotiation of multiple goals, activities, and strategies rather than simply assuming manual control in case of disagreements.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated

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  Mahwah, NJ  United States  07430-2262
• Authors:
  • Olson, W A
  • Sarter, N B
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 327-341
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Aviation Psychology
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1050-8414
  • EISSN: 1532-7108
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hiap20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pilots; Air transportation; Automation; General aviation; Human machine systems; Pilotage; Psychological aspects
• Uncontrolled Terms: Automation management strategies (Air pilotage)
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800385
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 16 2000 12:00AM