Title : 
The Human Operator as a Sampled-Data System
         
        
            Author : 
Bekey, George A.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A sampled-data model of the human operator in compensatory tracking is proposed. The model assumes that the operator´s behavior is characterized by sampling, data reconstruction and extrapolation operations. The spectral characteristics of the new model are presented.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Control systems; Entropy; Extrapolation; Frequency; Humans; Laboratories; Power system modeling; Sampling methods; Space technology; Uncertainty;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Human Factors in Electronics, IRE Transactions on
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/THFE2.1962.4503341