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HUMAN STRATEGIES IN THE CONTROL OF TIME CRITICAL UNSTABLE SYSTEMS

Lupu, Mircea Florian (2010) HUMAN STRATEGIES IN THE CONTROL OF TIME CRITICAL UNSTABLE SYSTEMS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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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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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Lupu, Mircea Florianmil54@pitt.eduMIL54
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairMao, Zhi-Hongzhm4@pitt.eduZHM4
Committee MemberSun, Minguidrsun@pitt.eduDRSUN
Committee MemberLoughlin, Patrickloughlin@pitt.eduLOUGHLIN
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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