Title :
The Central Control Room Man-Machine Interface at the Clinton P. Anderson Meson Physics Facility (LAMPF)
Author :
Hartway, B.L. ; Bergstein, J. ; Plopper, C.M.
Author_Institution :
University of California Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Los Alamos, New Mexico
fDate :
6/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The control system for the Clinton P. Anderson Meson Physics Facility (LANPF) is organized around an on-line digital computer. Accelerator operations are conducted from the Central Control Room (CCR) where two identical but independent operator consoles provide the man-machine interface. This paper traces the evolution of the man-machine interface from the initial concepts of a computer control system. Special emphasis is given to the human factors which influenced the development. The way in which an operator interacts with the system is illustrated by a description of an accelerator operating sequence.
Keywords :
Centralized control; Computer displays; Computer interfaces; Control systems; Lighting control; Mesons; Physics; Prototypes; Software prototyping; User interfaces;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1973.4327200