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Human and Computer Control of Undersea Teleoperators.

ADA057655

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Sheridan, T. B.; Verplank, W. L.
Page Count	188
Abstract	This is a review of factors pertaining to man-machine interaction in remote control of undersea vehicles, especially their manipulators and sensors. Emphasis is placed on human operator control of such teleoperator systems as a function of degree of automation, sensor-control integration and task demands for underwater search, object recovery and manipulation. Models of operator-computer performance are considered, particularly with respect to human supervisory control of semiautonomous systems. Sections of the report discuss: teleoperated submersible vehicles or work platforms; undersea tasks and how they can be analyzed; relative roles of human and computer or other control elements; control hardware (sensors, communication, propulsion, manipulation, control station) and how it affects the human controller; control software for computer-aided manipulation, including a review of various languages and algorithms presently available; human operator performance in manipulator control (a review of what we now know); present and prospective theoretical models of supervisory control; and finally, the needs for research in this area. (Author)
Keywords	Man machine systems Man computer interface Remote control Underwater vehicles Manipulators Teleoperators Underwater Underwater communications Performance(Human) Computer programs Models Computer communications Mathematical models Supervisory controls
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	47A - Marine Engineering 95D - Human Factors Engineering
Corporate Authors	Massachusetts Inst of Tech Cambridge Man-Machine Systems Lab
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept. 15 Mar 77-14 Jun 78.
NTIS Issue Number	197823
Contract Number	N00014-77-C-0256

Human and Computer Control of Undersea Teleoperators.

Human and Computer Control of Undersea Teleoperators.
ADA057655

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Sheridan, T. B.; Verplank, W. L.
Page Count	188
Abstract	This is a review of factors pertaining to man-machine interaction in remote control of undersea vehicles, especially their manipulators and sensors. Emphasis is placed on human operator control of such teleoperator systems as a function of degree of automation, sensor-control integration and task demands for underwater search, object recovery and manipulation. Models of operator-computer performance are considered, particularly with respect to human supervisory control of semiautonomous systems. Sections of the report discuss: teleoperated submersible vehicles or work platforms; undersea tasks and how they can be analyzed; relative roles of human and computer or other control elements; control hardware (sensors, communication, propulsion, manipulation, control station) and how it affects the human controller; control software for computer-aided manipulation, including a review of various languages and algorithms presently available; human operator performance in manipulator control (a review of what we now know); present and prospective theoretical models of supervisory control; and finally, the needs for research in this area. (Author)
Keywords	Man machine systems Man computer interface Remote control Underwater vehicles Manipulators Teleoperators Underwater Underwater communications Performance(Human) Computer programs Models Computer communications Mathematical models Supervisory controls
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	47A - Marine Engineering 95D - Human Factors Engineering
Corporate Authors	Massachusetts Inst of Tech Cambridge Man-Machine Systems Lab
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept. 15 Mar 77-14 Jun 78.
NTIS Issue Number	197823
Contract Number	N00014-77-C-0256