Cooperative problem solving in human-machine systems: Theory, models, and intelligent associate systems

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part C: Applications and Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-407

  Jones, Patricia M ^a   Jacobs, James L ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMATION; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; CYBERNETICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCADA SYSTEMS;

HUMAN CENTERED AUTOMATION;

MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034313637     PISSN: 10946977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5326.897067     Document Type: Article

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