Lupu, Mircea Florian
(2010)
HUMAN STRATEGIES IN THE CONTROL OF TIME CRITICAL UNSTABLE SYSTEMS.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the human manual control strategy when balancing an inverted pendulum under time critical constraints. The strategy was assessed through the quantification and evaluation of human response while performing tasks that require fast reaction from the human operator. The results show that as the task becomes more difficult due to increased time delay or shortened pendulum length, the human operator adopts a more discrete-type strategy. Additionally, dissimilarities between control of a short pendulum and a delayed pendulum are identified and discussed. Finally, the discrete-control mechanism is interpreted by relating the observed human responses to human-performance models. These results can be applied to systems requiring human interaction, such as teleoperation, which could be designed to maximize human response.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Status: |
Unpublished |
Creators/Authors: |
Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID |
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Lupu, Mircea Florian | mil54@pitt.edu | MIL54 | |
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ETD Committee: |
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Date: |
25 June 2010 |
Date Type: |
Completion |
Defense Date: |
20 November 2009 |
Approval Date: |
25 June 2010 |
Submission Date: |
5 November 2009 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
Swanson School of Engineering > Electrical Engineering |
Degree: |
MSEE - Master of Science in Electrical Engineering |
Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
human-computer interaction; inverted pendulum; manual control; time delay |
Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-11052009-121207/, etd-11052009-121207 |
Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 20:04 |
Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:51 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9579 |
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