"Application of Human Engineering Criteria to Annunciator Display Systems in a Large Fossil Power Station"

1981 ◽  
Vol PAS-100 (6) ◽  
pp. 2759-2765 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Bagchi ◽  
S. Gottilla
Keyword(s):  
Human Engineering ◽  
Power Station ◽  
Display Systems

Multilevel Adaptation in Human Engineering of Information Display Systems

1978 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 303-303
Author(s):  
B.F. Lomov ◽  
V.F. Venda ◽  
Yu. M. Zabrodin
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Human Engineering ◽  
Mathematical Methods ◽  
Information Display ◽  
Information Displays ◽  
Methods Of Evaluation ◽  
Statistical Relationships ◽  
Engineering Projects ◽  
Display Systems

Only two levels of adaptation are used in the most present human engineering projects of information display systems—total and contingent. At the same time experimental and theoretical analysis of the statistical relationships between structures of information display and values of psychological factors of complexity of operators' problem solving shows that three additional levels of adaptation are necessary. There are group, individual and individually—operative levels. Some mathematical methods of evaluation of optimal distribution of information displays between individuals operators, combinations of man with different individual characteristics in one operators group are worked out.

Human Factor Approaches for the Enhancement of Nuclear Control Rooms

1981 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-12
Author(s):  
Steven M. Pine
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Human Engineering ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Nuclear Facilities ◽  
Nuclear Control ◽  
Control Rooms ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Display Systems

The accident at Three Mile Island (TMI) has underscored the need for human factors review and analysis of Nuclear Control Rooms. Virtually every study of the TMI debacle has come to the conclusion that one of the major contributors of the accident was poor human engineering. In recognition of this fact, the nuclear industry, through its research institutes, has initiated a series of research programs designed to provide individual utilities with guidelines on how to apply human factors principles and criteria to improve the safety and performance of their nuclear facilities. The present paper reports on one of the major studies being undertaken by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in the area. The objective of this research project is to identify and prioritize the existing Human Engineering Discrepancies (HEDs) in nuclear control rooms and to develop retrofits for correcting these HEDs that can be implemented during normal plant operation or during planned outages. Data was collected during one week visits to five power plants. Structured interviews, checklists, task analyses, surveys (noise, light, etc.) and procedural walk-throughs/talk-throughs were employed to assess the design and layout of the control rooms. In depth analyses of these data led to the identification of numerous HEDs. A prioritization scheme was developed to determine the relative seriousness of these HEDs and to rank alternative retrofit solutions in terms of cost and feasibility. The results revealed fairly wide variance in the extent to which control rooms violate human factors principles. The most frequent areas in which violations were found are labeling, alarm/display systems, functional grouping, design conventions, and anthropometric limits. Numerous HEDs along with alternative retrofits are shown and discussed. Emphasis is given to cost and engineering consideration in selecting appropriate backfits.

Human Engineering Research: How To Do It

1957 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 62-62
Author(s):  
LEONARD C. MEAD
Keyword(s):  
Human Engineering ◽  
Engineering Research

Human engineering.

1957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest J. McCormick
Keyword(s):  
Human Engineering

A human engineering bibliography. (Tech. Rep. 15.).

1956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan N. McCollom ◽  
Alphonse Chapanis
Keyword(s):  
Human Engineering
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