Design and evaluation of computerized operating procedures in nuclear power plants

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 271-284

  Hwang, Fei Hui ^a   Hwang, Sheue Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Human machine interface; Operating procedure; PLC; Procedure computerization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER OPERATING PROCEDURES; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DYNAMIC WORK CAUSALITY EQUATION (DWCE);

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; LEARNING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OPERATOR; PROCESS DESIGN; REACTOR OPERATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; BIOENGINEERING; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER LANGUAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; GUIDELINES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; POWER PLANTS; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE DESIGN; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0037440077     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130303517     Document Type: Article

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