We’ve all seen accidents that involved automation. Probably the most dramatic case lately was the 737 Max crashes. 

We’ve probably also heard someone say that automation is more reliable than human control. In fact, there are systems that are so unstable that human can’t control the system without the help of automation (for example the B-2 Bomber).

So what is the right role for automation and the right role for the human? 

How can assigning the wrong role to the human or automation cause an accident?

That’s something that Mark Paradies studied while getting his Masters Degree. 

And the proper role of automation and the human (function allocation) is what we will discuss in this video.

So click on play and see how this video might help you when evaluating new systems (or old ones) at your facility,

Here are links to get even more information from our previous blog posts and a link to Mark’s thesis:

Automation and Human Error   https://www.taproot.com/automation-and-human-error/

Automation and Accidents  https://www.taproot.com/automation-and-accidents/

A Cognitive Allocation to Improve Nuclear Power Plant Performance  https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/96486/Paradies_Mark_W_MS.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Monday Accident & Lessons Learned: Is Automation the Solution to Human Error?  https://www.taproot.com/is-automation-the-solution-to-human-error/

Monday Accidents & Lessons Learned: When Automation Fails Without a Heads-Up   https://www.taproot.com/monday-accidents-lessons-learned-when-automation-fails-without-a-heads-up/

Monday Accident & Lessons Learned: How Can Automation Get You Into Trouble?   https://www.taproot.com/monday-accident-lessons-learned-how-can-automation-get-you-into-trouble/