HUMANISM

This objective implies building more flexible and resilient manufacturing systems. The integration of new technologies from the fields of production engineering and digital technology is an interesting avenue. However, this evolution must be accompanied by an approach that keeps Man at the center of the overall system, both in terms of decision-making and control of the "intelligent" systems implemented. It is in this context that HUMANISM proposes to implement a human-centered design approach. The main idea is to balance the implications of man and technology, taking advantage of advances in automation, but also of man's ability to adapt, as well as his ability to benefit from experience. So-called "intelligent" manufacturing systems (IMS) deploy efficient Self-Organizing Systems (SOS), but which are capable of generating emergent behaviors that can lead to unexpected and dangerous situations; HUMANISM aims to develop a methodology for designing cooperative support systems, so as to support Man's situational awareness, as well as his decision-making for the control of such IMS.

The human-centered design approach proposed in HUMANISM is based, on the one hand, on the integration of a Cognitive Activity Analysis (CAA) method. This is one of the main methods that takes human factors into account when designing socio-technical systems. This method will be able to support the design of MIS support systems in line with current and future human needs, which will be redefined by the implementation of new technologies such as CAD. On the other hand, the human-centered design approach is based on the principles of Human-Computer Cooperation (HCC), which proposes precise models for identifying and implementing optimal organization and task sharing between humans and new technologies. In order to ensure the generalizability of our theoretical developments, HUMANISM will test its solutions on three manufacturing systems. They will feature different technologies and behavioral models in terms of their capacity for self-adaptation and the levels of automation that could be implemented. The three SAOs will be a cobot, a mobile robot patrol and an intelligent product patrol. They also differ in terms of their interaction with humans (close vs. distant), their predictive behavior and their communication capabilities. Each SAO is now available in their real or simulated version in the laboratories involved in HUMANISM.