ABSTRACT

Introduction ....................................................................................................................................384 Human-Machine Interface ............................................................................................................. 387 Control Room Context ................................................................................................................... 388 Process for Analysis and Design of Human-Machine Interfaces ..................................................390 Initial Analysis ............................................................................................................................... 391

User Needs and Task Analysis .................................................................................................. 391 Mental Model, Expertise and Behaviour Assessment ............................................................... 393 Environment and Organisational Inuences, and Circumstances of Use ................................. 396

Outline System Design .................................................................................................................. 397 Information Analysis ................................................................................................................. 397 Operator Demands and Workload ............................................................................................. 398 Control Dynamics Capability and Requirements ...................................................................... 399 Modality and Interaction Preferences and Needs ......................................................................400

Detailed Element Design ...............................................................................................................406 Control and Display Specication and Integration ...................................................................406