A dynamical queue approach to intelligent task management for human operators

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 672-686

  Savla, Ketan ^a   Frazzoli, Emilio ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control systems; dynamical systems; human factors; queueing systems

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; FORMAL METHODS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; QUEUEING THEORY;

FINITE SUPPORTS; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP; MAXIMUM THROUGH-PUT; QUEUEING SYSTEM; RELEASE CONTROL; TASK MANAGEMENT; THRESHOLD POLICIES;

MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84857366165     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2011.2173264     Document Type: Conference Paper

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