Advanced interaction media in nuclear power plant control rooms.
The shift from analog to digital Instruments (related mainly to information visualization) and Controls in Nuclear Power Plant Main Control Rooms (NPP MCR) is a central current topic of investigation. In NPP MCR, digitalization was implemented gradually, analog and digital systems still coexisting for the two main systems related to safety--Safety Instruments and Control System (SICS) and Process Instruments and Controls System (PICS). My ongoing research focuses on the introduction of Advanced Interaction Media (AIM) such as stereoscopic 3D visualization and multi-touch surfaces in control rooms. This paper proposes a Safety-Centric approach for gathering the Design Rationale needed in the specification of such novel AIM concepts as well as their evaluation through user tests. Beyond methodological research, the final output of the current research is to build an experimental simulator aiming to enhance improvements in Human-Systems Integration (HSI). This paper provides an overview of the topics under consideration.
Human Centered Design Institute and Department of Mathematical Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology 150 West University Boulevard, 32901 Melbourne, FL, USA.
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D001364:Awareness; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D053483:Eye Movement Measurements; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012449:Safety; D014110:Touch; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D016526:Workload