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View article: Systemic Cognition: A Few Epistemological Clarifications
Systemic Cognition: A Few Epistemological Clarifications Open
Systemic cognition combines the humanities and social sciences with systems science to support a unified field, Human Systems Integration (HSI). It draws on complementary, sometimes conflicting, fields of research, including phenomenology,…
View article: Human-Systems Integration: From Automation to Tangible Interactive Systems
Human-Systems Integration: From Automation to Tangible Interactive Systems Open
International audience
View article: A Context Acquisition Methodology for the Design of Complex Sociotechnical Systems
A Context Acquisition Methodology for the Design of Complex Sociotechnical Systems Open
Complex sociotechnical systems are likely to display emergent properties that are difficult to anticipate at design time. One of the causes for emergence is the system's sensitivity to its own operational context. Since context heavily dri…
View article: Toward human systems integration maturity
Toward human systems integration maturity Open
Toward human systems integration maturity FlexTech Chair’s founder, Professor Guy André Boy, briefly traces the development of human systems integration. Since 2019, the FlexTech Chair has successfully contributed to the discipline of huma…
View article: Reality anchor methodology: how to design a digital twin to support situation awareness
Reality anchor methodology: how to design a digital twin to support situation awareness Open
This work focuses on the opportunity to use the Digital Twin of a complex system, as a Decision Support System. In studying the phenomenon of human Decision Making, the concept of Situation Awareness appears to be of primary importance whe…
View article: PRODEC for human systems integration of increasingly autonomous systems
PRODEC for human systems integration of increasingly autonomous systems Open
The purpose of the PRODEC scenario‐based design method is the incremental cross‐fertilization and refinement of procedural scenarios and declarative configurations. It uses virtual prototypes of the developed systems (mainly life‐critical …
View article: On the Complexity of Situation Awareness
On the Complexity of Situation Awareness Open
Situation awareness (SA) has been a topic of interest for more that two decades in human factors and ergonomics. This paper proposes a critical account on this useful concept for human-centered design. First and foremost, it proposes vario…
View article: The Onboard Context-Sensitive Information System for Commercial Aircraft
The Onboard Context-Sensitive Information System for Commercial Aircraft Open
Pilots currently use paper-based documentation and electronic tools, e.g., Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring (ECAM) for Airbus and Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) for Boeing to help pilots performing procedures …
View article: Human-Centered Design as an Integrating Discipline
Human-Centered Design as an Integrating Discipline Open
What is research today? Good research has to be indexed within appropriate mechanisms to be visible, considered and finally useful. These mechanisms are based on quantitative research methods and codes that are often very academic. Consequ…
View article: Operations room design for the control of a fleet of robots : Ontology-based function identification and allocation
Operations room design for the control of a fleet of robots : Ontology-based function identification and allocation Open
early stage research paper
View article: Cross-Fertilization of Human-Systems Integration and Artificial Intelligence: Looking for Systemic Flexibility
Cross-Fertilization of Human-Systems Integration and Artificial Intelligence: Looking for Systemic Flexibility Open
Human-systems integration can advantageously use artificial intelligence to reach socio-technical flexibility. This paper proposes a systemic approach combined human and machine intelligence based on the shift from rigid automation to flex…
View article: From requirements to prototyping: application of human-system integration methodology to digital twin design
From requirements to prototyping: application of human-system integration methodology to digital twin design Open
Industrial digital transformation is bringing a need for new tools and concepts. However, designing such complex tools and concept requires methods to be correctly implemented. These methods are studied as part of system engineering to sat…
View article: Sociotechnical System Digital Twin as an Organizational-enhancer Applied to Helicopter Engines Maintenance
Sociotechnical System Digital Twin as an Organizational-enhancer Applied to Helicopter Engines Maintenance Open
This research work aims at improving collective decision-making and learning through a digital twin of the organization in the context of a complex industrial activity such as helicopter engine maintenance. Field and bibliographic studies …
View article: The machine as a partner: Human-machine teaming design using the PRODEC method
The machine as a partner: Human-machine teaming design using the PRODEC method Open
BACKGROUND: Human-machine teaming (HMT) typically combines perspectives from systems engineering, artificial intelligence (AI) and human-centered design (HCD), to achieve human systems integration (HSI) through the development of an integr…
View article: Development of a digital twin for collaborative decision‐making, based on a multi‐agent system: application to prescriptive maintenance
Development of a digital twin for collaborative decision‐making, based on a multi‐agent system: application to prescriptive maintenance Open
The fourth industrial revolution involves more complexity. This research effort focuses on decision‐making in helicopter engine maintenance activities. Such a decision‐making task is difficult and relies on a variety of experts who only ha…
View article: Socioergonomics: A few clarifications on the Technology‐Organizations‐People Tryptic
Socioergonomics: A few clarifications on the Technology‐Organizations‐People Tryptic Open
This position paper introduces and coins the term socioergonomics, considered as a sociological, ontological, and methodological support to human systems integration (HSI). It describes the evolution of ergonomics from early physiological …
View article: Socioergonomics: A few clarifications on the Technology-Organizations-People Tryptic
Socioergonomics: A few clarifications on the Technology-Organizations-People Tryptic Open
This position paper introduces and coins the term socioergonomics, considered as a sociological, ontological, and methodological support to human systems integration (HSI). It describes the evolution of ergonomics from early physiological …
View article: Aerospace Human System Integration Evolution over the Last 40 Years
Aerospace Human System Integration Evolution over the Last 40 Years Open
This chapter focuses on the evolution of Human-Centered Design (HCD) in aerospace systems over the last forty years. Human Factors and Ergonomics first shifted from the study of physical and medical issues to cognitive issues circa the 198…
View article: HUMAN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND DESIGN
HUMAN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND DESIGN Open
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View article: Orchestrating Human Systems Integration Looking for the Right Mix for Human‐Machine Teaming
Orchestrating Human Systems Integration Looking for the Right Mix for Human‐Machine Teaming Open
Human systems integration (HSI) is commonly thought as the association of human‐centered design (HCD) and systems engineering (SE). HCD relies on human‐in‐the‐loop simulation (HITLS) and artificial intelligence (AI). In addition, AI and SE…
View article: Human–Systems Integration
Human–Systems Integration Open
This book is an attempt to better formalize a systemic approach to human–systems integration (HSI). Good HSI is a matter of maturity… it takes time to mature. It takes time for a human being to become autonomous, and then mature! HSI is a …
View article: Designing for Flexibility: A Human Systems Integration Approach – From rigid automation to flexible autonomy in aerospace operations
Designing for Flexibility: A Human Systems Integration Approach – From rigid automation to flexible autonomy in aerospace operations Open
For a long time, automation and, more recently, human-centered design (HCD), were developed to
\nenhance safety, efficiency and comfort of civil and military aircraft. However, if automation led to
\nconsiderably effective results in a lar…
View article: MOHICAN: human-machine performance monitoring through trust and collaboration analysis. – Towards smarter design of a virtual assistant and real time optimization of machine behavior
MOHICAN: human-machine performance monitoring through trust and collaboration analysis. – Towards smarter design of a virtual assistant and real time optimization of machine behavior Open
Evaluation of the performance of Human-Machine Teaming brings two substantial values to military
\neffectiveness: (1) enhancing the design quality of cognitive aircraft systems, (2) synchronizing
\nthe behavior of the virtual assistant wit…
View article: <scp>FlexTech</scp> : From Rigid to Flexible Human–Systems Integration
<span>FlexTech</span> : From Rigid to Flexible Human–Systems Integration Open
Synopsis Is Human-Systems Integration (HSI) a necessary component of Systems Engineering (SE) or the opposite (i.e., SE a necessary component of HSI)? It all depends on the perspective! If you are a technology-centered engineer, SE will pr…