Rapid prototyping and simulator evaluation of a wall panel overview display

Author

Roth, Emilie M ; Thomas, Valerie M.

Author_Institution

Westinghouse Sci. & Technol. Center, Pittsburgh, PA

fYear

1997

fDate

8-13 Jun 1997

Abstract

A simulator study was conducted to evaluate the conceptual design for a Wall Panel Information System (WPIS) intended to support individual and group situation awareness. The study used a rapid prototype of the WPIS presented on a large 100 inch wall panel display unit. Nine individuals with operations experience served as test participants. Two converging measures were used to evaluate the WPIS concept: (1) objective measures of how well the wall panel enabled individuals with operations experience to assess plant state when presented a series of static WPIS displays that represented different points in time in an evolving plant scenario; and (2) subjective evaluations of the test participants collected via a questionnaire and a final debrief session. The results of the test confirmed the basic assumptions and approach being taken in designing the WPIS and provided detailed input on ways to improve the design

Keywords

digital simulation; human factors; large screen displays; nuclear engineering computing; nuclear power stations; power station control; simulation; Wall Panel Information System; control room; group situation awareness; individual situation awareness; man-in-the-loop testing; nuclear power plant; operations experience; plant state assessment; rapid prototyping; simulator evaluation; simulator testing; subjective evaluations; wall panel overview display; Displays; Information systems; Lighting control; Particle measurements; Performance evaluation; Process design; Prototypes; System testing; Time measurement; Virtual prototyping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Human Factors and Power Plants, 1997. Global Perspectives of Human Factors in Power Generation., Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE Sixth Conference on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3769-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HFPP.1997.624940

Filename

624940