Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering

As automation spreads, the relationship between humans and machines brings increasingly questionable challenges. The static allocation of functions and features among the systems shows that automation brings more than just benefits, causing, for example, the out-of-the-loop condition of operators and the degradation of system performance over time. New Dynamic Automation (DA) rationales are emerging, although still marginally in manufacturing, showing theoretical and application potential. To date, the characteristics of DA systems are not addressed jointly and comprehensively, but the literature focuses on specific issues (e.g., adaptive functions or interfaces). The following paper provides a framework for Design A Dynamic Automation System (DADAS), e.g., the dynamic design aspects to implement a DA approach. By means of a sequential approach, the research also highlights logical relationships between the various aspects.