<s>
Adaptive	B-Operating_System
autonomy	I-Operating_System
refers	O
to	O
a	O
suggestion	O
for	O
the	O
definition	O
of	O
the	O
notation	O
'	O
autonomy	O
 '	O
in	O
mobile	O
robotics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extremist	O
idea	O
of	O
"	O
eliminate	O
the	O
human	O
from	O
the	O
field	O
"	O
rendered	O
the	O
ironies	O
of	O
automation	B-Application
to	O
the	O
extent	O
that	O
the	O
researchers	O
in	O
the	O
related	O
fields	O
shifted	O
the	O
paradigm	O
to	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
"	O
best-fit	O
autonomy	O
for	O
the	O
computers	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
more	O
humane	O
automation	B-Application
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
human-machine	O
function-allocation	O
methods	O
was	O
presented	O
by	O
P	O
.	O
M	O
.	O
Fitts	O
in	O
1951	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
automation	B-Application
systems	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
peripheral	O
situations	O
affect	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
cybernetic	O
systems	O
;	O
therefore	O
,	O
though	O
one-shot	O
human-centered	O
automation	B-Application
(	O
HCA	O
)	O
designs	O
might	O
provide	O
better	O
results	O
than	O
the	O
systems	O
designed	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
automate	O
it	O
as	O
possible	O
"	O
philosophy	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
these	O
designs	O
fail	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
the	O
HCA	O
designs	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
peripheral	O
situations	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
the	O
automation	B-Application
solutions	O
should	O
be	O
smart	O
enough	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
automation	B-Application
(	O
LOA	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
changes	O
in	O
peripheral	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
concept	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
adaptive	O
automation	B-Application
or	O
adjustable	O
autonomy	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
adaptive	B-Operating_System
autonomy	I-Operating_System
"	O
(	O
AA	O
)	O
seems	O
more	O
appropriate	O
to	O
prevent	O
confusion	O
with	O
the	O
phrases	O
like	O
adaptive	O
control	O
and	O
adaptive	O
automation	B-Application
in	O
systems	O
control	O
terminology	O
.	O
</s>
