Formally verifying human-automation interaction as part of a system model: Limitations and tradeoffs

Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-231

  Bolton, Matthew L ^a   Bass, Ellen J ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Formal methods; Human automation interaction; Model checking; PCA pump; Safety critical systems; Task analysis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR MODEL; DECOUPLED MODEL; FORMAL VERIFICATIONS; HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING; HUMAN MISSION; HUMAN TASKS; HUMAN-AUTOMATION INTERACTIONS; HUMAN-DEVICE INTERFACES; INDEPENDENT MODEL; INTUITIVE MODELING; MODEL CHECKER; MODEL COMPLEXITY; MODELING TOOL; OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS; PATIENT-CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PCA PUMP; PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES; REALISTIC SYSTEMS; SAFETY CRITICAL SYSTEMS; SECOND PHASE; SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; SYSTEM MODELS; TASK ANALYSIS; TASK MODELS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; FORMAL METHODS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; JOB ANALYSIS; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; MODEL CHECKING; PHASE INTERFACES; PUMPS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77956426173     PISSN: 16145046     EISSN: 16145054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11334-010-0129-9     Document Type: Article

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