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An understanding of the human as a monitor is particularly important in any man-machine system; whether by design or by default almost all systems require some sort of human monitoring and supervision to ensure proper operation. Research in the past several years has recognized the importance of the human monitor’s role in manned-vehicle systems (e.g., Sheridan and Johannsen, 1976). There is a similar interest in the role and capabilities of the human monitor and operator for other processes as well (e.g., Edwards and Lees, 1974); this interest has been intensified by the “human factors” contribution to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident. That the human should perform as a less-than-ideal monitor and operator in such situations came as no surprise to the many researchers in this field.
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Curry, R.E. (1981). A Model of Human Fault Detection for Complex Dynamic Processes. In: Rasmussen, J., Rouse, W.B. (eds) Human Detection and Diagnosis of System Failures. NATO Conference Series, vol 15. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9230-3_12
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