Inducing effective operator control through ecological interface design

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 653-688

  Pawlak, William S ^a,b   Vicente, Kim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR DETECTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; PROCESS CONTROL; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

ECOLOGICAL INTERFACE DESIGN; FAULT DIAGNOSIS; FAULT MANAGEMENT; INTERFACE LOADS; OPERATOR CONTROL; PROCESS TRACING ANALYSIS; THERMAL HYDRAULIC PROCESS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0030147529     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1996.0028     Document Type: Article

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