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Informationen zum Autor Tex Crampin, Liveware Human Factors Ltd, Goodwood, UK Klappentext HUMAN FACTORS IN CONTROL ROOM DESIGN A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR PROJECT MANAGERS AND SENIOR ENGINEERS A succinct guide to a Human Factors programme of work This book provides a reference for project managers to assist in identifying the key rudiments of good Human Factors design. It is intended to be used in conjunction with an appointed Human Factors manager as part of a detailed design programme, read by all engineers and designers in order to establish across the whole team a wide understanding of the importance of Human Factors. Human Factors in Control Room Design offers succinct advice, tailored for rapid injection into complex Human Factors programmes, together with applicability to any control room design, military or industrial. Applications include warship control rooms, command centres, re and accident response centres, chemical plants, nuclear installations, oil rigs, re neries and other similar industries. Key features: A template for a thorough Human Factors programme of work. Applicability to any control room design. Aims to address operator workload and optimise system performance, comfort and safety. Can save signi cant costs by optimised system integration and enhanced system operation. It is advised that project managers use Human Factors in Control Room Design as a template to develop a control room Operating Philosophy and Human-computer Interface (HCI) Style Guide for their own purposes within the constraints of their specific industry. Zusammenfassung A succinct guide to a Human Factors programme of work This book provides a reference for project managers to assist in identifying the key rudiments of good Human Factors design. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Author xiii Preface xv 1 Introduction to the Guide 1 1.1 Purpose and Scope 1 2 HF Design Process 3 2.1 Outline Design Process 3 2.2 Detailed Design Process 3 3 Workspace Human Factors 29 3.1 Outline Design Approach 29 3.2 Workspace Design and Traffic Flow 29 3.2.1 Design Outline Control Room Layout 29 3.2.2 Design Outside Gantry Access and Layout 31 3.2.3 Optimise Spatial Dimensions to Promote Good Traffic Flow 31 3.2.4 Design Outline Equipment 31 3.3 Workspace Design and Console Configuration 34 3.3.1 Design Outline Console Configurations 34 3.3.2 Design Outline Consoles 37 3.4 Workspace and Panel Design 39 3.4.1 Design Workstations and Console Layout 39 3.4.2 Design Workstations and Consoles 40 3.5 Seating 45 3.6 Mock¿ups and Example Workspaces 46 3.7 Maintenance 49 3.8 Cölocation 49 4 Human¿machine Interface Design 51 4.1 Outline Design Approach 51 4.2 HMI Operating Philosophy 51 4.3 Detailed Workstation and Console Design 52 4.3.1 Single and Multi¿Screen Workstations 53 4.4 Controls and Displays 54 4.4.1 Large Screen Displays 55 4.4.2 Interactive Large Screen Displays 56 4.4.3 Palmtops 56 4.4.4 Pagers 56 4.4.5 LOPs (Local Operating Panels) 56 4.4.6 Hardwired Controls 56 4.4.7 Fire (and Flood) Detection Panels 57 4.4.8 Fire Suppression Panel 57 4.4.9 CCTV 57 4.4.10 Printers 57 4.4.11 Reversionary Modes of Operation 57 4.5 Alerts (Alarms and Warnings) 58 4.5.1 Alerting Philosophies 58 4.5.2 Design of Alerts 60 5 Human¿computer Interface Design 69 5.1 Outline Design Approach 69 5.2 General HCI Operating Philosophy 69 5.2.1 Introduction 69 5.2.2 General HCI Design Principles 70 5.3 Detailed Design of Controls and Displays 73 5.3.1 Introduction 73 5.3.2 Function...
