A Model of the Human Observer in Failure Detection Tasks

1 January 1976

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics

Vol. SMC-6 (2) , 85-94
https://doi.org/10.1109/tsmc.1976.5409178

Abstract

A model for the human observer in failure detection tasks is proposed which consists of two stages: a linear estimator and a decision mechanism. The estimator is a Kalman filter, and the decision mechanism, which is based on Wald's sequential analysis, leads to a decision function which is the integration of the filter residuals. The final result is a simple detection system which depends on only three parameters, and the sensitivity of the model to these parameters is analyzed. The results of an experiment designed to test the validity of the model are reported. The question of open and closed decision intervals as well as the generalization of the model to more complicated cases is discussed.

Keywords

This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:

A model of the human as a suboptimal smoother
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) ,1974
A view of three decades of linear filtering theory
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 1974
An adaptive technique for a redundant-sensor navigation system
Published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) ,1972
A Model for Human Controller Remnant
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, and IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 1969
On Adaptive Manual Control
Ergonomics, 1969
Decision Processes in the Adaptive Behavior of Human Controllers
IEEE Transactions on Systems Science and Cybernetics, 1969
A Review of Quasi-Linear Pilot Models
IEEE Transactions on Human Factors in Electronics, 1967
HUMAN PILOT DYNAMICS IN COMPENSATORY SYSTEMS
Published by Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) ,1965
Theory of Signal Detectability: Deferred-Decision Theory
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1965