Adaptive use of training aids to improve operators performance in manual tracking Online publication date: Tue, 15-Jul-2003
by Velusamy Subramaniam, Geok soon Hong, Kwee Boon Low
International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Vol. 14, No. 1/2/3, 2001
Abstract: Research in manual tracking can be broadly divided into two fields, viz. modelling of the human operator and the use of performance enhancing aids. Little or no research exists on the interface of these two broad fields of work, and in addition, little work exists on the effective use of training aids or minimising the training duration. This paper proposes a Fuzzy Training Aids Management System (FTMS) that is developed to analyse and monitor the performance of a human operator. The FTMS uses a training aid in the form of a directional arrow and its length is proportional to the tracking error, and exaggerated to induce the human operator to be more industrious and responsive. The results obtained indicate the FTMS is effective in reducing the training duration, and can gradually eliminate the exaggeration factor and the refresh rate of the directional arrow without any serious compromise in performance.
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