Failure detection methods to predict loss of control involving human-interface devices. II. Empirical validation

Part I, published in the same conference, addressed certain theoretical issues concerning the design of a human-interface device to help predict the loss of tracking control when a human operator is involved in a position tracking scenario. This part describes the empirical validation of such a system with human subjects within a laboratory scenario. Such an apparatus can be used to help mitigate the loss of control by giving the operator a warning a priori or possibly used to adapt a display or controller (adjust the automation level).