The Use of Man-Machine Simulation in the Design of Control Systems.

Murray A. Geisler

Expert InsightsPublished 1959

A discussion of control systems in the Air Force context. These are man-machine systems intended to assist the control organization in planning and directing the use of its resources so that the objectives of the organization can best be realized. Future control systems demand much of their designers in terms of flexibility, capability, and responsiveness. Such characteristics are essential for designing systems so far in advance of actual time of use. Simulation techniques, using man and machine methods, provide an effective means of helping the designer to develop system specifications for the range of uncertainties that can be identified at this time. They also provide concrete representations for developing the confidence of the consumer in the capability of the proposed system design.

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Geisler, Murray A., The Use of Man-Machine Simulation in the Design of Control Systems. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1959. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1780.html.
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