Title :
A prototyping environment for research on human-machine interfaces in process control use of Microsoft WPF for microworld and distributed control system development
Author :
Lew, Roger ; Boring, Ronald L. ; Ulrich, Thomas A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Psychol. & Commun. Studies, Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
Abstract :
Operators of critical processes, such as nuclear power production, must contend with highly complex systems, procedures, and regulations. Developing human-machine interfaces (HMIs) that better support operators is a high priority for ensuring the safe and reliable operation of critical processes. Human factors engineering (HFE) provides a rich and mature set of tools for evaluating the performance of HMIs, but the set of tools for developing and designing HMIs is still in its infancy. Here we propose that Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is well suited for many roles in the research and development of HMIs for process control.
Keywords :
distributed control; man-machine systems; manufacturing processes; operating systems (computers); process control; production engineering computing; HFE; HMI; Microsoft WPF; Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation; distributed control system development; human factors engineering; human-machine interface; nuclear power production; process control; prototyping environment; Automation; Control systems; Monitoring; Process control; Prototypes; Turbines; Valves; distributed control system (DCS); human-machine interface (HMI); microworld; prototype;
Conference_Titel :
Resilient Control Systems (ISRCS), 2014 7th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
DOI :
10.1109/ISRCS.2014.6900111