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And the Humans Save the Day or Maybe They Ruin It: The Importance of Humans in the LoopFlying a mission in space requires a massive commitment of resources, and without the talent and commitment of the people involved in this effort we would never leave the atmosphere of Earth. When we use the phrase "humans in the loop", it could apply to almost any endeavor since everything starts with humans developing a concept, completing the design process, building or implementing a product and using the product to achieve a goal or purpose. Narrowing the focus to spaceflights, there are a variety of individuals involved throughout the preparations for flight and the flight itself. All of the humans involved add value and support for program success. The purpose of this paper focuses on how a Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) accounts for the human in the loop for potential missions using a technique called Human Reliability Analysis (HRA). Human actions can increase or decrease the overall risk via initiating events or mitigating them, thus removing the human from the loop doesn't always lower the risk.
Document ID
20160007107
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
DeMott, Diana (Science Applications International Corp. Houston, TX, United States)
Boyer, Roger (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Bigler, Mark (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
June 7, 2016
Publication Date
January 9, 2017
Subject Category
Quality Assurance And Reliability
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-36503
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Science & Technology Forum & Exposition (SciTech 2017)
Location: Grapevine, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: January 9, 2017
End Date: January 13, 2017
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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