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Mapping the Human Performance Envelope Through Multivariate Information Transfer

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Gianluca Borghini *
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Khadija Latrach
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Gianluca Di Flumeri
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Pietro Aricò
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Vincenzo Ronca
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Andrea Giorgi
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Rossella Capotorto
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Alessia Ricci
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Stefano Bonelli
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Vanessa Arrigoni
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Paola Tomasello
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Fabrice Drogoul
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Jean-Paul Imbert
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Géraud Granger
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Fabio Babiloni
DOI:10.3390/brainsci16050518delete
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Background/Objectives: The human performance envelope (HPE) is a multidimensional model that represents the range in which an individual operator’s performance is acceptable or begins to become dangerous. Although several alternative models have been proposed, HPE currently remains primarily a theoretical concept. The goal of the study was therefore to translate this theoretical concept into practical applications, seeking to characterize and measure how HPE manifests itself in real-world contexts. Methods: Multivariate Autoregressive (MVAR) models and conditional transfer entropy (cTE) have been used in the analysis of complex systems in which processes are interdependent and mutually influence their dynamics over time. Professional Air Traffic Controllers were involved in the study and asked to deal with realistic traffic scenarios while their behavioural, subjective and neurophysiological data were collected. MVAR–cTE models were then employed to estimate the interactions among controller human factors and to identify the most appropriate characterization of the HPE. Results: The results showed high and significant correlations among each controller’s performance and the corresponding neurophysiological-based HPE values. Furthermore, high-performance conditions (best) were characterized by significantly higher HPE values and higher inter-human factor connections compared to the low-performance (worst) status. This evidence suggested that a densely interconnected network of Human Factors is a prerequisite for operational resilience. Conclusions: The study provided the first application of a neurophysiological framework to model the directed interactions between human factors, translating the theoretical HPE into a quantifiable model validated against operator performance.
Keywords:
human performance envelope (HPE)
neurophysiological
mental states
conditional transfer entropy (cTE)
Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO)
human factors (HF)
air traffic controller (ATCO)
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