Contemporary Ergonomics 1993 : proceedings of the Ergonomics Society's 1993 Annual Conference Edinburgh, Scotland, 13-16 April 1993 : ergonomics and energy

529 Pages·1993·6.21 MB·English

by  E. J

Contemporary Ergonomics 1993
Contemporary Ergonomics 1993
Proceedings of the Ergonomics Society’s 1993 Annual Conference Edinburgh, Scotland, 13–16 April
1993
‘ERGONOMICS AND ENERGY’
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E.J.Lovesey
Lovesey Associates
Ash Vale
Taylor & Francis
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1993
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Contents
MILITARY ERGONOMICS 1
Information coding in a surface naval command system 2
R.W.McLeod and A.F.Reid
Physical fitness and job requirements: Training aspects 6
M.F.Haisman and A.Duggan
Direction-of-motion sterotypes for weapon aiming 13
K.M.Wayman
A comparison of a linear and non-linear control law 20
D.J.Knowles
The assessment of a military eye protection system 26
S.J.Skinner
Reclined sitting postures 33
M.Thody and V.H.Gregg
An industrial view of MANPRINT 40
M.K.Goom
MANPRINT/Ergonomics in user friendly and biodegradable food service packaging 47
L.E.Symington, T.Malafi, J.Kalick and M.Devine
Predictive workload analysis—RN EH 101 Helicopter 52
I.S.MacLeod, K.Biggin, J.Romans and K.Kirby
INFORMATION PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION 60
A comparison of three map formats 61
Y.Shek, P.Gosling and P.Barber
Suspect identification by features 68
E.S.Lee, M.Densmore and T.Whalen
Efficient design of mammographic multiviewers 74
C.G.Blair-Ford, A.G.Gale, S.G.Cobb and C.M.Haslegrave
DESIGN METHODS 79
Structured notations for Human Factors specification 80
K.Y.Lim and J.B.Long
v
Developing user interface design tools: An analysis of interface design practice 91
M.M.Bekker and A.P.O.S.Vermeeren
The application of rapid prototyping in the re-design of a user interface 99
H.C.M.Hoonhout
Reliability in Ergonomics/Human Factors 104
H.Kanis
Automatic evaluation in Human Computer Interactions 111
S.Balbo and J.Coutaz
Selecting early user interface methods for use in practical design situations 117
A.P.O.S.Vermeeren and M.M.Bekker
DESIGN METHODS—EXAMPLES 126
Development of a desk top publishing system 127
T.Wilson
User involved redesign of a clock radio 133
C.C.C.Voute, K.Kanis and A.M.Marinissen
Classification of domestic tasks to support device procurement and design 139
V.S.Jenkins, K.Y.Lim and J.B.Long
Energy devoted to the ergonomics of product handling 145
W.P.Mossel
Feasibility and usefulness of involving users early in the interface design process 150
A.P.O.S.Vermeeren and R.Kolli
COMPUTER ASSISTED TASKS 158
A computer based tool for accessing anthropometric databases 159
N.I.Beagley, R.A.Haslam and K.C.Parsons
CRAMP—The development of a graphical user interface 164
M.Bontoft and J.Dillon
Using task networks to model error correction dialogues for ASR 169
K.S.Hone and C.Baber
AUDITORY WARNINGS 175
Alarms in a coronary care unit 176
N.Stanton
Using psychophysics to predict perceived urgency 180
J.Edworthy and E.J.Hellier
vi
HEALTH AND SAFETY 186
Human dependent failures: A schema and taxonomy of behaviour 187
P.D.Hollywell
Risk homeostasis in a non-transportational domain 195
T.W.Hoyes and C.Baber
Passenger containment on amusement devices 200
J.A.Jackson
How and why child safety restraints in cars are misused 207
J.A.Rainford, M.Page and J.M.Porter
Safe surface temperatures of domestic products 213
K.C.Parsons
An ergonomics appraisal of the Piper Alpha disaster 218
W.H.Gibson and E.D.Megaw
Shipboard accidents in the Royal Navy 224
P.B.Jenkins
ERGONOMICS IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY 231
An international survey of Human Factors involvement in the nuclear industry 232
L.Herman
The development of an interactive guideline document for control room design 238
D.L.Welch, C.C.Baker, T.M.Granda, P.J.Vingelis, J. O’Hara and W.Brown
HUMAN ERROR AND PROCESS SAFETY 245
Human error incidents in electricity supply 246
A.I.Glendon
The development of a methodology to study maintenance safety in chemical and nuclear power 252
plants
J.Carthey and K.Rea
Ergonomics in nuclear power and process safety 257
D.L.Welch
MEMORY AND COGNITION 263
Does real time memory processing capacity decline with age? 264
N.Morris and I.Lamb
Domestic energy management and bill design 270
D.I.Williams, J.Young and C.M.Crawshaw
VDUs IN PROCESS CONTROL 275
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Screen search efficiency and spatial frequency 276
D.Scott
Evaluation of VDU sequence-based mimic displays for process control 281
P.J.Thelwell, B.Kirwan and J.Reed
OPERA—The Office performance evaluation and rating aid 286
N.Coleman
The use of colour in CRT displays for the process industry 292
H.J.G.Zwaga
Workload in Air Traffic Control communication 297
H.B.Nijhuis
MANUAL HANDLING AND POSTURE 302
A comparative evaluation of arm rests 303
J.M.Porter, A.C.Smith and D.E.Gyi
Musculoskeleton disorders in operators of weaving machinery 310
N.J.Wilkinson and C.M.Haslegrave
Weight gain and lifting during pregnancy 316
S.Sinnerton, K.Birch, T.Reilly and I.R.McFadyen
Menstrual cycle effects on isometric and dynamic lifting 321
K.Birch, I.R.McFadyen, T.Reilly and S.Sinnerton
SPORT ERGONOMICS 327
A physiological evaluation of ski simulators 328
T.Reilly, E.Kirton, E.McGrath and S.Coulthard
Angle specific isokinetic talocrural torque ratios 333
C.M.Graham and G.Garbutt
Assessment of muscle strength assymetry in soccer players 339
N.E.Fowler and T.Reilly
PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS 344
The effect on working posture of a re-designed industrial sewing machine 345
L.Guangyan and C.M.Haslegrave
Physiological measurement of stress in computer based work 352
M.Toms and A.Masih
A postural stress analysis system for industry 359
A.Genaidy, L.Guo and R.Eckhart
A manually driven flywheel motor operates wood turning process 365
J.P.Modak and A.R.Bapat
viii
Oxygen cost of treadmill and road running 372
A.Duggan and J.F.Patton
SITTING, STANDING AND WORKSPACE 377
Development of a 3D approach to investigate the ergonomics of standing 378
R.S.Whistance, L.P.Adams and R.S.Bridger
A functional sit-stand seat 382
H.Gregg and E.N.Corlett
Fishing vessel wheelhouse design—a case study 386
S.Mills
DRIVERS AND DRIVING 391
Drivers at traffic signals: A qualitative analysis 392
S.A.Robertson
A study of co-operation extended to trapped merging drivers 397
T.Wilson and M.Godin
Driving research and the lowa driving simulator 401
J.Buck, J.Stoner, J.Bloomfield and T.Plocher
The benefits of ‘Pre-information’ in route guidance systems design for vehicles 406
G.E.Burnett and A.M.Parkes
Carphone use and motorway driving 411
A.M.Parkes, S.H.Fairclough and M.C.Ashby
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 417
Human Factors guidelines for IBC designers 418
A.M.Clarke and G.Allison
Usability testing in the ‘Real World’. Evaluating a multifunction phone system 424
P.W.Jordan and K.C.Kerr
The role of experience in performance on different types of telephone memory retrieval tasks 430
G.J.Gelderblom and A.Bremner
POSTER PRESENTATIONS 436
Practical experiences with consumer products, users and prototyping 437
G.I.Johnson, E.P.G.van Vianen
Spatial operational sequence diagrams in usability investigation 444
G.I.Johnson
Some ergonomic consequences of playing field hockey 450
T.Reilly and J.Temple
ix
An ergonomic evaluation of boardsailing harnesses 454
T.Reilly, E.Brymer and M.S.Townend
Methods for user interface performance measurement 459
P.W.Jordan
A checklist for the assessment of display screen equipment 464
M.Anderson and E.D.Megaw
User stress in automatic speech recognition 470
R.Graham and C.Baber
Driver status monitoring: Can In-vehicle I.T. detect the impaired driver? 476
S.H.Fairclough and S.J.Hirst
Human Factors checklist for service evaluation 482
A.M.Clarke, G.Allison and T.Hewson
Successful videoconferencing 485
A.M.Clarke and S.M.Pomfrett
Developing a data collation tool for MANPRINT in the U.K. 488
W.I.Hamilton and H.Walters
KEYNOTE ADDRESS 498
Applying Ergonomics in Industry: Some lessons from the mining industry 499
G.C.Simpson
AUTHOR INDEX 512
SUBJECT INDEX 515