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Author:   Jan Noyes (Professor, University of Bristol, UK) ,  Matthew Bransby ,  Jan Noyes
Publisher:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Imprint:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   No. 60
ISBN:  

9780852969786

ISBN 10:   0852969783
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   15 December 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Human performance Chapter 1: Human error Chapter 2: Memory and complex skills Chapter 3: Vigilance Chapter 4: Situation awareness Chapter 5: Team working Part II: Memory and complex skills Chapter 6: Training for control room tasks Chapter 7: Humans and machines: Allocation of function Chapter 8: Tasks analysis Chapter 9: Training and technology for teams Chapter 10: Naturalistic analysis of control room activities Part III: Control room design Chapter 11: Development of a railway ergonomics control assessment package (RECAR) Chapter 12: Control room mock-up trials Chapter 13: Design of alarm systems Chapter 14: Decision support in process control plants Chapter 15: Training controllers, interface design and mental workload Chapter 16: Power generation: The advanced control desk Chapter 17: Human-centred design for railway applications Chapter 18: Integrated platform management system design for future naval warships

Reviews

'People in Control is a useful addition to the literature on human factors in control room design and operation. Designers, engineers and human factors practioners in industry who wish to gain a good introduction to the theoretical and practical issues relevant to control room design will benefit from this book.' -- Steve Shorrock

Author Information

Jan Noyes is Professor of Human Factors Psychology at the University of Bristol. Her research interests include the human factors of advanced and emerging technologies. She is a Fellow of the Ergonomics Society and an Associate Member of the IEE. In 1999, she was awarded the Otto Edholm medal for her contribution to ergonomics application and research. She has written over 120 publications including five books, and was awarded the IEE Informatics Premium Award for her paper on 'engineering psychology and system safety'. She was also Chair of the 1999 and 2001 IEE People In Control conferences. Matthew Bransby was a leading authority on control room alarm systems. His career included four years lecturing in Control Engineering at Sheffield University, 22 years in the electricity supply industry and three years as an engineering consultant. He was involved in implementing novel control systems and running major process control projects. His work on alarm systems included carrying out research for the Health and Safety Executive in the UK, and writing an industry best practice guide. He acted as an Expert Witness in process control and was a Fellow of the IEE. He died in 2000.

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