A Petri Net-based approach for ergonomic task analysis and modeling with emphasis on adaptation to system changes

Safety Science

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 803-835

  Kontogiannis, Tom ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coloured Petri Nets (CPN); Human error; Human modelling; Task allowance; Task analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

TASK ANALYSIS;

PETRI NETS;

COLOURED PETRI NET; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ERGONOMICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK;

EID: 0141565219     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(02)00035-8     Document Type: Article

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