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Appendix C: Definitions
Pages 121-126

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... Adaptive Automation -- Automation that automatically changes its performance or level of automation based on time, human performance or state, or other predefined characteristics of team performance. Agile Software -- An approach to software development that produces rapid iterative sections of software or "sprints," each of which works to define requirements for a limited set of functions, and then develop, integrate, and test the associated software.
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... or programmable (based on defined rules and feedback loops to ensure proper execution) , either via a static set of software commands, or involving flexible, rapid customization by a human operator.
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... -- Dynamic and distributed combinations of actions across the traditionally separate air, land, maritime, space, cyberspace, information, and electro-magnetic spectrum domains to achieve synergistic and combined effects with improved mission outcomes.
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... There is no expectation that people will be able to monitor or intervene in operations prior to automation errors occurring, however, it may be possible to take actions to turn off the automation or change automation behaviors in an outer control loop.
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... Team Mental Model -- A mental model of one's teammate(s) that provides an understanding of teammates' capabilities, limitations, current goals and needs, and current and future performance (Cannon-Bowers, Salas, and Converse, 1993)


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