The User-Computer Interface in Process Control: A Human Factors Engineering Handbook is a handbook of human factors engineering guidelines for the design of the user-computer interface in process control applications. It describes the principles and practice of human factors engineering in the design, development, and acquisition of computer systems for process control, with emphasis on visual display use and design.
This book consists of 10 chapters and begins by explaining what human factors engineering is, along with its role in computerized process control and some of the factors that contribute to deficient user-interface design. The discussion then turns to the principles of systems development and how they relate to human factors issues during the design process. The following chapters focus on the application of human factors guidelines to visual display units (VDUs); the strategy, method, and format for selection and organization of variables that may have an effect on human performance with specific application to user-computer interface issues such as brightness, contrast, and flicker; and various hardware aspects of VDUs. Controls and input devices, control/display integration, and workplace layout are also considered.
This monograph will be a useful resource for software engineers, system designers, and project managers.
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978-0-323-14974-7 (9780323149747)
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AcknowledgmentsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsChapter I. Introduction Background What is Human Factors Engineering The Role of Human Factors Engineering in Computerized Process Control Problems of User-Interface DesignChapter II. Human Factors in Systems Development Systems Development in Design: Basic Concepts The Need for a Systematic Approach: Benefits and LimitationsChapter III. Human Factors Guidelines as Applied to Visual Display Units On Standards Versus Guidelines The Process of Guidelines Selection Tailoring/Adapting Guidelines for Specific Applications Making Guidelines Effective VDU Description Assumptions VDU Equipment User PopulationChapter IV. Organization of Guidelines Overview Strategy for Selecting the Guideline Variables Method of Presentation Order and Classification Format for Presenting the VariablesChapter V. Video Displays Hardware Aspects Flicker ContrastRatio DisplayLuminance Phosphor Glare Screen Resolution Screen Structures and Content Cursor Text Labels Messages Abbreviations Error Statements Nontextual Messages Data Display Data Entry Instructions-General Instructions-Illustrations Instructions-Style and Structure Characteristics of Alphanumeric Characters Font or Style Character Size and Proportion Character Case Screen Organization and Layout Screen Size Grouping Display Density Display Partitioning/Windows Frame Specifications Interframe Considerations - Paging and Scrolling Interframe Considerations - Windowing Visual Coding Dimensions Color Geometric Shape Pictorial Magnitude Enhancement Coding Dimensions Brightness Bunk Image Reversal Auditory Voice Audio-Visual Other Techniques Dynamic Display Display Motion Digital Counters Information Formats Analog Digital Binary Indicator Bar/Column Charts Band Charts Linear Profile Circular Profile Single Value Line Chart Trend Plot Mimic DisplayChapter VI. Controls and Input Devices Keyboard Layout Keystroke Feedback Key Actuation Force Key Rollover Key Travel (Displacement) Key Color/Labeling Key Dimension/Spacing Keyboard Slope Keyboard Thickness Special Function Keys Soft Programmable Keys Numeric Keypad Alternate Input Devices Light Pens Joysticks Tracker Ball Grid-and-Stylus Devices X-Y Controller (Mouse) Automatic Speech Recognition (Voice Input Device) Touch Screen InputChapter VII. Control/Display Integration User Dialog Question and Answer Form Filling Menu Design Command Language Query Language Natural Language Expert Systems System Feedback Display Update Rate Response Time System Status Indication Routine Status Information Performance/Job Aids Software Security Data Protection/Data SecurityChapter VIII.
