Development of simulation-based evaluation system for iterative design of human-machine interface in a nuclear power plant-application for reducing workload

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-87

  Fumizawa, Motoo ^a   Kameda, Atsuyuki ^b   Nakagawa, Takashi ^c   Wu, Wei ^c   Yoshikawa, Hidekazu ^d  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Nuclear Power Engineering Corp   (Japan)

^c MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human error; Simulation; Workload

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; ITERATIVE METHODS; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; USER INTERFACES;

HUMAN ERROR; WORKLOAD;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0037251841     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT03-A3352     Document Type: Article

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