Automation surprise
Topic: Engineering
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Short description: Unexpected action by an automated system
An automation surprise is an action that is performed by an automation system and is unexpected by the user. A mode error can be a common cause of an automation surprise. Automation surprise can be dangerous when it upsets the situational awareness of a control operator.
See also
- Human factors
- Air safety
External links
- Hourizi, Rachid; Johnson, Peter (2001). "Beyond Mode Error: Supporting Strategic Knowledge Structures to Enhance Cockpit Safety". https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=AAB6C2448998BF97A543955010D8F688?doi=10.1.1.97.1288&rep=rep1&type=pdf.
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