System and Method for Predicting An Adequate Ratio of Unmanned Vehicles to Operators

A method for predicting the cognitive ability of an operator to control a plurality of unmanned vehicles, the method incorporating a system performance mode and an operator performance model and further comprising the steps of:

• A) calculating a conditional probability for an interface usability decision node;
• B) using the results of said step A) to calculate an automation level decision node conditional probability;
• C) using the results of said step B) to calculate an algorithm efficiency decision node conditional probability;
• D) using the results of said step C) to calculate a task management efficiency decision node;
• E) using the results of said step D) to calculate an operator decision making efficiency decision nodes;
• F) calculating a conditional probability that said operator has sufficient said cognitive ability to control said plurality of unmanned vehicles using the results of said step E);
• the system performance model responsive to the usability, automation level and algorithm efficiency variables for providing a system performance status signal;
• and,
• the operator performance model responsive to the task management efficiency and operator decision making efficiency variables for providing an operator performance status signal