SIGNAL SATURATION
More arrives than can be judged, and waiting is not neutral.
01 DEFINITION
Condition in which the volume of incoming items exceeds available judgement capacity, while confirmation delay increases exposure and other tasks continue in parallel.
02 CONDITIONS
UNCERTAINTY
EXCESS
Arrival volume passes available judgement capacity.
TIME PRESSURE
HIGH
Delay in confirming is itself an increase in exposure.
ERROR ASYMMETRY
ASYMMETRIC
Missing costs more than a false positive.
OPERATOR STATE
CONCURRENT
Other tasks continue in parallel.
03 WHERE IT APPEARS
MARITIMEConcurrent detections arrive faster than they can be judged.
AVIATIONThe number of objects under control passes available handling capacity.
LOGISTICSException items accumulate faster than they are cleared.
04 WHAT AEON WORKED THROUGH HERE
When the operator cannot judge everything, the interface must make visible what is being left unjudged — not hide it behind a count.
05 LINKED TERMS
PS-DET-001 ALARM FATIGUEPS-DET-008 THRESHOLD DRIFTPS-DET-016 ATTENTION NARROWINGPS-CLS-027 CLASSING UNDER TIME LIMITPS-PRI-032 PRIORITIZATION VARIANCEPS-PRI-035 PRIORITY INVERSIONPS-PRI-041 BACKLOG OPACITYPS-PRI-045 USED NOW IS GONE LATERPS-LOD-093 CONCURRENT TASK INTERFERENCEPS-LOD-097 WORKLOAD SPIKE PREDICTIONPS-LOD-099 INPUT RATE MISMATCHPS-LOD-102 FATIGUE ACROSS LONG SHIFTPS-LOD-105 TASK SHEDDING VISIBILITYPS-REP-157 STANDING FIGURE COSTPS-LOD-207 CAUSE REMOVES THE CAPACITY