MIT Humans and Automation Lab
Nehme, C. E., Mekdeci, B., Crandall, J. W., Cummings, M. L. The Impact of Heterogeneity on Operator Performance in Future Unmanned Vehicle Systems, The International Command and Control Journal, (2008), Vol. 2(2).
Cummings, M.L., & Mitchell P.J., Predicting Controller Capacity in Remote Supervision of Multiple Unmanned Vehicles, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics,Part A Systems and Humans, (2008) 38(2), p. 451-460.
Marquez, J.J., & Cummings, M.L., "Design and Evaluation of Path Planning Decision Support for Planetary Surface Exploration", AIAA Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication, (2008) 5(3), p. 57-71.
Cummings, M.L., Tsonis, C., & A. Rader, The Impact of Multi-layered Data-blocks on Controller Performance, Air Traffic Control Quarterly, (2008) 16(2).
Cummings, M.L., Bruni, S., Mercier, S., & Mitchell P.J. Automation Architecture for Single Operator, Multiple UAV Command and Control, The International Command and Control Journal, (2007), Vol. 1(2).
Crandall, J.W., & Cummings, M.L., Identifying Predictive Metrics for Supervisory Control of Multiple Robots, , IEEE Transactions on Robotics – Special Issue on Human-Robot Interaction (2007), Vol. 23, issue 5, p. 942-951.
Sim, L., Cummings, M.L., & Smith, C.A., Past, Present And Future Implications Of Human Supervisory Control In Space Missions, Acta Astronautica 62 (2008) 648 – 655.
Smith, C.A., Cummings, M.L., & Sim, L., Developing Lunar Landing Vehicle Display Requirements through Content Analysis of Apollo Lunar Landing Voice Communications, International Journal of Aviation Psychology (2008),Vol. 18,issue 3, p. 237-254.
Cummings, M.L, Brzezinski, A.S., & Lee, J.D., The Impact of Intelligent Aiding for Multiple Unamnned Aerial Vehicle Schedule Management, IEEE Intelligent Systems: Special issue on Interacting with Autonomy, (2007) Vol. 22(2) p.52-59.
Cummings, M.L., Kilgore, R.M., Wang, E., Tijerina, L., & Kochhar, D.S., Effects of Single versus Multiple Warnings on Driver Performance, Human Factors, (2007) 46(6), p. 1097-1106.
Cummings, M.L., & Mitchell, P.J., Operator Scheduling Strategies in Supervisory Control of Multiple UAVs, Aerospace Science and Technology, (2007) Vol. 11, p. 339–348.
Cummings, M.L., & Mitchell, P.J., “Automated Scheduling Decision Support for Supervisory Control of Multiple UAVs, AIAA Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication, (2006) Vol. 3(6), p. 294-308.
Cummings, M.L., Automation and Accountability in Decision Support System Interface Design, Journal of Technology Studies (2006) Vol 32(1), p. 23-31.
Cummings, M. L., & Tsonis, C., Partitioning Complexity in Air Traffic Management Tasks, International Journal of Aviation Psychology, Vol. 16, No. 3, Pages 277-295, (2006).
Cummings, M.L., The Need for Command and Control Instant Message Adaptive Interfaces: Lessons Learned from Tactical Tomahawk Human-in-the-Loop Simulations published by invitation in CyberPsychology and Behavior Vol. 7(6), (2004).
Clare, A. S., Hart, C. S., Cummings, M. L., "Assessing Operator Workload and Performance in Expeditionary Multiple Unmanned Vehicle Control", 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, Jan. 2010. (accepted)
Mekdeci, B., and Cummings, M. L. (2009). Modeling Multiple Human Operators in the Supervisory Control of Heterogeneous Unmanned Vehicles, 9th Conference on Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS'09), Gaithersburg, MD, September 21-23, 2009.
Boussemart, Y., Donmez, B., Cummings, M. L., & Las Fargeas, J., Effects of Time Pressure on the Use of an Automated Decision Support System for Strike Planning, 15th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP'09), Dayton, Ohio, April 27-30, 2009.
Boussemart, Y., Las Fargeas, J., Cummings, M. L., & Roy, N., Comparing Learning Techniques for Hidden Markov Models of Human Supervisory Control Behavior, AIAA Infotech@Aerospace'09 Conference, Seattle, Washington. (Student Paper Competition Finalist), April 6 - 9, 2009.
Spence, L.B., Rathje, J., Cummings, M.L., A Comparative Analysis of Human and Algorithm Track Smoothing. In Proceedings of HSIS 2009: Human Systems Integration Symposium, Annapolis, MD, March 17-19, 2009.
Cummings, M.L., and C.E. Nehme, Modeling the Impact of Workload in Network Centric Supervisory Control Settings, 2nd Annual Sustaining Performance Under Stress Symposium, College Park, MD, February 25, 2009.
Scott, S.D., Sasangohar, F., Cummings, M.L., Investigating Supervisory-level Activity Awareness Displays for Command and Control Operations. In Proceedings of HSIS 2009: Human Systems Integration Symposium, Annapolis, MD, March 17-19, 2009.
Boussemart, Y., & Cummings, M.L. Behavioral Recognition and Prediction of an Operator Supervising Multiple Heterogeneous Unmanned Vehicles, Humans Operating Unmanned Systems 08, September 3-4, 2008, Brest, France.
Cummings, M.L., Pina, P., and J.W. Crandall, A Metric Taxonomy for Human Supervisory Control of Unmanned Vehicles, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, San Diego, June 2008.
Donmez, B., Pina, P. E., & Cummings, M. L. Evaluation criteria for human-automation performance metrics, In Proceedings of the Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop, Gaithersburg, MD, 2008.
Carrigan, G.P., Long, D., Cummings, M.L., Duffner, J. Human Factors Analysis of Predator B Crash, Proceedings of AUVSI 2008: Unmanned Systems North America, June 10-12, 2008, San Diego, CA, USA.
Scott, S.D., Wan, J., Sasangohar, F., Cummings, M.L. Mitigating Supervisory-level Interruptions in Mission Control Operations. In Proceedings of 2nd Int’l Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, July 14-17, 2008, Las Vegas, NV.
Nehme, C.E., Kilgore, R.M., Cummings, M.L., Predicting the Impact of Heterogeneity on Unmanned-Vehicle Team Performance, Proceedings of HFES 2008: 52nd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society, September 22-26, 2008, New York, NY, USA.
Nehme, C. E., Crandall, J. W., Cumming, M. L., Using Discrete-Event Simulation to Model Situational Awareness of Unmanned-Vehicle Operators, Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center Capstone Conference, Norfolk, VA, 2008.
P.E. Pina, M. L. Cummings, J. W. Crandall and M. Della Penna. Identifying Generalizable Metric Classes to Evaluate Human-Robot Teams, Accepted, Metrics for Human-Robot Interaction Workshop at the 3rd Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Amsterdam, The Nederlands, 2008.
Graham, H., G. Coppin, and M.L. Cummings, The PR Matrix: Extracting Expert Knowledge For Aiding in C2 Sense & Decision Making, 12th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Newport, RI, 2007.
M. Ashdown and M. L. Cummings, Asymmetric Synchronous Collaboration Within Distributed Teams, 7th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, Beijing, China, July 2007.
S. Bruni, J.J. Marquez, A. Brzezinski, C. Nehme and Y. Boussemart (2007). Introducing a Human-Automation Collaboration Taxonomy (HACT) in Command and Control Decision-Support Systems, Accepted, 12th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Newport, RI, June, 2007.
H.D. Graham, G. Coppin, M.L. Cummings, The PRIM: Extracting Expert Knowledge for Aiding in C2 Sense & Decision Making, Accepted, 12th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Newport, RI, June, 2007.
Nehme, C., J.W. Crandall, and M.L. Cummings. An Operator Function Taxonomy for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Missions, 12th International Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Newport, RI, June, 2007
Kilgore, R. M., Harper, K. A., Nehme, C. E., and Cummings, M. L., Mission Planning and Monitoring for Heterogeneous Unmanned Vehicle Teams: A Human-Centered Perspective, Paper presented at AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference in Sonoma, CA., May, 2007.
Brzezinski, A.S., Seybold, A.L., & Cummings, M.L. Decision Support Visualizations for Schedule Management of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, presented at the AIAA InfoTech@Aerospace, Rohnert Park, CA, May, 2007.
Crandall, J. W. and M. L. Cummings. Attention Allocation Efficiency in Human-UV Teams, AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference, Rohnert Park, CA, 2007
J. W. Crandall and M. L. Cummings. Developing Performance Metrics for the Supervisory Control of Multiple Robots. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Washington, D.C., 2007.
S. Bruni, Y. Boussemart, M.L. Cummings, and S. Haro . Visualizing Cognitive Strategies in Time-Critical Mission Replanning. In Proceedings of HSIS 2007: ASNE Human Systems Integration Symposium, March 19-21, 2007, Annapolis, MD, USA, 2007.
S.D. Scott,J. Wan, A.Rico, C. Furusho, M.L. Cummings . Aiding Team Supervision in Command and Control Operations with Large-Screen Displays. In Proceedings of HSIS 2007: ASNE Human Systems Integration Symposium, Annapolis, MD, USA, March 19-21, 2007.
Nehme, C. E.. Supporting Dynamic Contextual Decisions in Supervisory Control of Heterogeneous Unmanned Vehicles, presented at the Unmanned Vehicle Systems Canada Conference, Montebello, Quebec, 2006.
M.L. Cummings, A. Kirschbaum, A. Sulmistras and J.T. Platts, STANAG 4586 Human Supervisory Control Implications, presented at the Unmanned Vehicle Systems Canada Conference, Montebello, Quebec, 2006.
M.L. Cummings, K. Meyers, and S.D. Scott, Modified Cooper Harper Evaluation Tool for Unmanned Vehicle Displays, presented at the UVS Canada Conference, 2006.
M. L. Cummings, Can CWA Inform the Design of Networked Intelligent Systems?, presented at Moving Autonomy Forward Conference, Grantham, UK, 2006.
M. L. Cummings, J. T. Platts, and A. Sulmistras, Human Performance Considerations in the Development of Interoperability Standards for UAV Interfaces, presented at Moving Autonomy Forward Conference, Grantham, UK, 2006.
Scott, S.D., Mercier, S., Cummings, M.L., Wang, E.. Assisting Interruption Recovery in Supervisory Control of Multiple UAVs, Proceedings of HFES 2006: 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society, San Francisco, CA, USA, October 16-20, 2006.
Nehme, C.E., Scott, S.D., Cummings, M.L., Furusho, C.Y., Generating Requirements for Futuristic Heterogeneous Unmanned Systems, Proceedings of HFES 2006: 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society, San Francisco, CA, USA, October 16-20, 2006.
Bruni, S., Marquez, J., Brzezinski, A., & Cummings, M.L., Visualizing Operators’ Cognitive Strategies In Multivariate Optimization, Proceedings of HFES 2006: 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society, San Francisco, CA, USA, October 16-20, 2006.
Smith, C.A.,. & Cummings, M.L., Utilizing Ecological Perception to Support Precision Lunar Landing, Proceedings of HFES 2006: 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society, San Francisco, CA, USA, October 16-20, 2006.
Scott, S.D., Cummings, M.L., Graeber, D.A., Nelson, W.T., & Bolia, R.S., Collaboration Technology in Military Team Operations: Lessons Learned from the Corporate Domain, CCRTS: Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, San Diego, CA, June 2006.
Ho, A.W.L., Cummings, M.L., Wang, E., Tijerina, & L., Kochar, D.S., Integrating Intelligent Driver Warning Systems: Effects of Multiple Alarms and Distraction on Driver Performance, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, 2006.
Bruni, S., & Cummings, M.L., Tracking Resource Allocation Cognitive Strategies for Strike Planning, COGIS 2006 - Cognitive Systems with Interactive Sensors, Paris, France, 2006.
Marquez, J.J., Cummings, M. L., Roy, N., Kunda, M., Newman, D.J., Collaborative Human-Computer Decision Support for Planetary Surface Traversal, presented at the AIAA InfoTech, Arlington, VA, 2005.
Cummings, M. L., & Mitchell, P. M.. Managing Multiple UAVs through a Timeline Display. Paper presented at the AIAA InfoTech, Arlington, VA, 2005.
Mitchell, P. M., Cummings, M. L., Management of Multiple Dynamic Human Supervisory Control Tasks, 10th International Command And Control Research And Technology Symposium, McLean, VA, 2005.
Bruni, S., Cummings M.L., Human Interaction with Mission Planning Search Algorithms, ASNE Human Systems Integration Conference. 2005.
Cummings, M. L., Mitchell, P. M., Management of Multiple Dynamic Human Supervisory Control Tasks for UAVs, presented at the Human Computer Interaction International Human Systems Integration Conference, Las Vegas, by invitation, 2005.
Cummings, M.L., Tsonis, C.G.,Deconstructing Complexity in Air Traffic Control, HFES Annual Conference, Orlando, FL., 2005.
Cummings, M.L., C.G Tsonis, . Cunha, D.C . Complexity Mitigation Through Airspace Structure, 13th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Oklahoma City, OK., 2005.
Cummings, M. L., Bruni, S., Collaborative Human-Computer Decision Making in Network Centric Warfare, TTCP HUM TP7 Workshop on Aerospace Human Factors Issues in Network-Centric Warfare, Salisbury, UK, 2005.
Tsonis, C., Cunha, D. C., et al., Developing Visualization Tools for the Design of Air Traffic Control Experiments", 49th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Orlando, FL, 2005.
Cummings, M.L., Human Supervisory Control Challenges in Network Centric Operations, Unmanned Vehicle Systems Canada 2005.
Cummings, M.L., Automation Bias in Intelligent Time Critical Decision Support Systems, AIAA 1st Intelligent Systems Technical Conference, September 2004.
Cummings, M.L., Human Supervisory Control of Swarming Networks 2nd Annual Swarming: Autonomous Intelligent Networked Systems Conference, June 2004.
Castonia, R.W., Cummings, M.L., The Design of a HSMM-based Operator State Monitoring Display, (HAL2009-04), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2009).
Cunio, P.M., Cummings, M.L., A Framework for an HSI Downselection Tool, (HAL2009-03), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2009).
Donmez, B., Brzezinski, A. S., Graham, H., and Cummings, M.L., Modified Cooper Harper Scales for Assessing Unmanned Vehicle Displays, (HAL2008-06), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2008)
Crandall, J.W. and Cummings, M.L., A Predictive Model for Human-Unmanned Vehicles Systems, (HAL2008-05), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2008)
Pina, P., Donmez, B., Cummings, M.L., Selecting Metrics to Evaluate Human Supervisory Control Applications, (HAL2008-04), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2008)
Donmez, B., Graham, H.D., Cummings, M.L., Assessing the Impact of Haptic Peripheral Displays for UAV Operators,( HAL2008-02), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2008)
Graham, H.D., Cummings, M.L., Assessing
the Impact of Auditory Peripheral Displays for UAV Operators,
(HAL2007-09), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2007)
Massie, A. E., Nehme, C. E., and Cummings, M. L., Information Requirements for MCM and ISR Missions – PUMA Phase II (HAL2007-08) , MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2007)
Nehme, C. E., and Cummings, M. L., An Analysis of Heterogeneity in Futuristic Unmanned Vehicle Systems (HAL2007-07) , MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2007)
da Silva, F.B., Scott, S.D., Cummings, M.L., Design
Methodology for Unmannded Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Team Coordination, (HAL2007-05)
MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2007)
Scott, S.D., and Cummings, M.L., An
Experimental Platform for Investigating Decision and Collaboration Technologies
in Time Sensitive Mission Control Operations (HAL2007-04) MIT Humans
and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2007)
Wan, J., Scott, S.D., Cummings, M.L., Assisting Interruption Recovery in Mission Control Operations (HAL2007-03), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2007)
Almirao, F.M., da Silva, F.B., Scott, S.D., and Cummings, M.L., Designing Decision and Collaboration Support Technology for Operators in Multi-UAV Operations Teams (HAL2007-02), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2007)
Cummings, M.L., J. J. Marquez, Mark Visser, Shadow TUAV Single Operator Consolidation: Display Assessment (HAL2007-01), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2007)
Nehme, C. E., Cummings, M. L., and Crandall, J. W., A UAV Mission Hierarchy (HAL2006-09) , MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2006)
Ho, Angela W. L., Integrating Automobile Multiple Intelligent Warning Systems: Performance and Policy Implications, (HAL2006-08), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA.(2006)
Nehme, C.E., Cummings, M.L. Audio Decision Support for Supervisory Control of Unmanned Vehicles (HAL2006-06), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2006)
Brzezinski, A.S., Cummings, M.L., Decision Support Design for Workload Mitigation in Human Supervisory Control of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (HAL2006-05), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2006)
Tsonis, C. G., An Analysis of Information Complexity in Air Traffic Control Human Machine Interaction, (HAL-2006-04) MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA.(2006)
Wang E., Ho A.W.L., Cummings, M. L.. Integrating
Multiple Alarms & Driver Situation Awareness, (HAL2006-03), MIT
Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA.(2006)
(Open media files associated with report)
Scott, S.D., Cummings, M.L., Cognitive Task Analysis for the LCS Operator. (HAL2006-01), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA.(2006)
Cummings, M. L., Wang, E., Smith, C. A., Marquez, J. J., Duppen, M., & Essama, S. (2005). Conceptual Human-System Interface Design for a Lunar Access Vehicle (HAL2005-04), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA.(2005)
Mitchell, P. M., Cummings, M. L., & Sheridan, T. B., Mitigation of Human Supervisory Control Wait Times through Automation Strategies (HAL2005-02), MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA.(2005)
Ho, A. W. L., & Cummings, M. L., Multiple
Alarms and Driver Situational Awareness (HAL2005-01), MIT Humans and
Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA. (2005)
(click here for media files)
Mitchell, P.J., Cummings, M.L., T.B. Sheridan, . Human Supervisory Control
Issues in Network Centric Warfare(HAL2004-01), MIT Humans and
Automation Laboratory, Cambridge, MA.(2004)
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Massie, A. E., (2009), Designing a Graphical
Decision Support Tool to Improve System Acquisition Decision, S. M.
Thesis, MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA.
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Carrigan, G. P., (2009), The Design
of an Intelligent Decision Support Tool for
Submarine Commander,
S. M. Thesis, MIT Engineering Systems Division, Human Systems Engineering
Track, Cambridge, MA.
Nehme, C.E., (2009), Modeling Human
Supervisory Control in Heterogeneous Unmanned Vehicle System,
Ph. D. Thesis, MIT Dept. of
Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA.
Donmez, B., Pina, P. E., & Cummings, M. L. (2009). Evaluation criteria for human-automation performance metrics. In R. Madhavan, E. Tunstel & E. Messina (Eds.), Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Intelligent Systems: Springer.
Buchin, M., (2009) Assessing the Impact of Automated Path Planning Aids in the Maritime Community, S. M. Thesis, MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Cambridge, MA.Fisher, S., (2008) Replan Understanding for Heterogenous Unmanned Vehicle Teams, M. Eng. MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Cambridge, MA.
Graham, H.D., (2008). Effect of Auditory Peripheral Displays on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Performance, S.M. Thesis, MIT Engineering Systems, Cambridge, MA.
Brzezinski, A.S., (2008). StarVis: A Configural Decision Support Tool for Schedule Management of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, S.M. Thesis, MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA.
Bhattacharjee, D. (2007) A Proposed Cost-benefit
Analysis Model for Physical Form Analysis for
a Futuristic Submarine Decision Support System, Thesis, (MS) MIT Aeronautics
and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA.
M. Ashdown and S. D. Scott, Designing Tabletop Interfaces for Asymmetric Distributed Collaboration, IEEE Tabletop 2007 workshop, Newport, RI.
Marquez, J.J., (2007) Human-Automation Collaboration: Decision Support for Lunar and Planetary Exploration, Ph. D. Thesis, MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA
M.L. Cummings, C. E. Nehme, and J. Crandall, Predicting Operator Capacity for Supervisory Control of Multiple UAVs, in Innovations in Intelligent Machines vol. 70, Studies in Computational Intelligence J. S. Chahl, L. C. Jain, A. Mizutani, and M. Sato-Ilic, Eds., 2007.
Smith, C.A., (2006) An Ecological Perceptual
Aid for Precision Vertical Landings, Thesis, (MS) MIT Aeronautics and
Astronautics, Cambridge, MA.
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Cummings, M. L., Morales, D., (2005) UAVs
as Tactical Wingmen: Control Methods and Pilots' Perceptions,
Unmanned Systems, February 2005.
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