Essays about: "man-machine systems"
Found 4 essays containing the words man-machine systems.
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1. Identifying specific line balancing criteria for an efficient line balancing software : A case Study
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion; Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH. Forskningsmiljö Industriell produktionAbstract : For any business, surviving in a competitive market while maintaining all the operational performance indices up to mark is very crucial. There are several theories and techniques to improve the efficiency of the operational performances. Line balancing is one of those well practiced techniques used daily in most of the industries. READ MORE
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2. "I want to treat the patient, not the alarm": User image mismatch in Anesthesia alarm design.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Although the development of physiologic monitors has improved the safety of patients undergoing anesthesia, a growing body of literature suggests that alarms function sub-optimally in supporting the human operator. A principle of cognitive systems engineering is that there is an image of the user “built in” to the design of any machine used in a joint cognitive (man-machine) system. READ MORE
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3. Designing for anticipation : a graphicalrepresentation of automation behavior
University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : This thesis is about the design and evaluation of a graphical display that aims at showing the behavior of a complex automated system in action. A problem with complex automation is that it sometimes surprises the user by performing actions that were not expected. The reason of this is poor communication of system activities. READ MORE
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4. Integrating Cognitive Science into Software Systems Development: Developing a User Interface for Fighter Control
University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : The purpose of this thesis was to integrate cognitive science into an existing organization of software systems development, and to display the benefits and importance of applying the theory and methodology of this interdisciplinary field onto this type of research. This was to be accomplished through participating in a project at ISD Datasystem AB, with the objective to investigate and develop new principles of man - machine interaction for fighter control, and build an appropriate workstation prototype. READ MORE