Design of a man machine interface for plant operation: symbol specifications and browsing criteria

Author

Scianna, A. ; Brambilla, A. ; Colozza, E. ; Maini, M. ; Napoli, E. ; Rossini, A.

Author_Institution

R&D Robotics Div., ENEL-DSR, Italy

Volume

3

fYear

1994

fDate

2-5 Oct 1994

Firstpage

2711

Abstract

The criteria to be used in the construction of an efficient computerized man machine interface were studied and experimented in order to optimize plant management. These criteria concern choosing symbols, colours and browsing methods not only on the basis of consolidated ergonomic know-how, but also by experimentation and various tests with expert plant management staff. It was seen that this new type of interface allows the plant to be run in two ways: one with highly summarized plant information, and another with a more detailed analysis, should the operator require, which allows greater awareness in plant management

Keywords

control facilities; ergonomics; human factors; power plants; power station control; browsing criteria; expert plant management staff; man machine interface; plant operation; symbol specifications; Computer interfaces; Design optimization; Distributed computing; Energy management; Ergonomics; IEEE members; Man machine systems; Petroleum; Research and development; Robots;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1994. Humans, Information and Technology., 1994 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Antonio, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2129-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSMC.1994.400283

Filename

400283