ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the implications of developing intelligent user interfaces for supervisory control, and describes the kinds of mechanisms that must be put in place to allow an operator to communicate and work cooperatively with a complex system. The nature of supervisory control is changing. The need to develop intelligent user interfaces to perform specific roles in supervisory control is motivated by a number of general trends in automation. The traditional forms of interaction and supervisory control will give way to a collaborative and cooperative relationship between people and intelligent systems. As a result, the new directions in intelligent user interfaces for supervisory control will require that the large body of attention and human decision-making research be integrated with explanation and the design of user interfaces. An important aspect of user interface design in supervisory control is access to the sensors and sensory data.
