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Using variable-rate alerting to counter boredom in human supervisory control

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Mkrtchyan, AA; MacBeth, JC; Solovey, ET; Ryan, JC; Cummings, ML
Published in: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
December 1, 2012

A low task load, long duration experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of cyclical attention switching strategies on operator performance in supervisory domains. The impetus for such a study stems from the lack of prior work to improve human-system performance in low task load supervisory domains through the use of design interventions. In this study, a design intervention in the form of auditory alerts is introduced and the effects of the alerts are examined. The test bed consists of a video game-like simulation environment, which allows a single opera-tor the ability to supervise multiple unmanned vehicles. Each participant in the study completed two different four hour sessions, with and without the alerts. The results suggest that the alerts can be useful for operators who are distracted for a considerable amount of time, but that the alerts may not be appropriate for operators who are able to sustain directed attention for prolonged periods. Copyright 2012 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

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1071-1813

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9780945289418

Publication Date

December 1, 2012

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1441 / 1445
 

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Mkrtchyan, A. A., MacBeth, J. C., Solovey, E. T., Ryan, J. C., & Cummings, M. L. (2012). Using variable-rate alerting to counter boredom in human supervisory control. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (pp. 1441–1445). https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181312561406
Mkrtchyan, A. A., J. C. MacBeth, E. T. Solovey, J. C. Ryan, and M. L. Cummings. “Using variable-rate alerting to counter boredom in human supervisory control.” In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1441–45, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181312561406.
Mkrtchyan AA, MacBeth JC, Solovey ET, Ryan JC, Cummings ML. Using variable-rate alerting to counter boredom in human supervisory control. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 2012. p. 1441–5.
Mkrtchyan, A. A., et al. “Using variable-rate alerting to counter boredom in human supervisory control.” Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2012, pp. 1441–45. Scopus, doi:10.1177/1071181312561406.
Mkrtchyan AA, MacBeth JC, Solovey ET, Ryan JC, Cummings ML. Using variable-rate alerting to counter boredom in human supervisory control. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 2012. p. 1441–1445.

Published In

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

DOI

ISSN

1071-1813

ISBN

9780945289418

Publication Date

December 1, 2012

Start / End Page

1441 / 1445