Risks of automation

Automation is adequate when the conditions affecting the system behavior are known at design time. Automatic behavior might not be adequate if the circumstances are not predicted at design time.

Automation addiction

Risk The risks of automation addiction. When the operators rely on automation, they might be careless about emergent risks.

Automation awareness

Automation needs adjustment of the operators, by training. Inadequate crew knowledge ( automation addiction ) of automated aviation systems featured as a factor in more than 40 per cent of accidents between 2001 and 2009 (Learmount, 2011, download ).

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Updated on 25 Jan 2017.