Adaptive Characteristics of a Manual Control System

Abstract

A manual control system in which a human operator performs the role of a kind of controller by utilizing his eyes as a transducer and his hand as an actuator is studied. A method is presented to measure the transfer characteristics of the manual control system, a discussion is made on the adaptive and learning characteristics of the system while the operator is in his transient state, and features are described of the response of the human operator in his steady state. Some relations between the gain of the handle in the system and the quality of control are given.