Alarm initiated activities: matching formats to tasks
Alarm initiated activities: matching formats to tasks
This paper addresses the selection of visual alarm formats for different 'alarm initiated activities'. The activities under examination were alarm handling tasks. Seven such tasks have been identified, namely: observe, accept, analyse, investigate, correct, monitor and reset. One of the most important stages is the initial analysis of the alarm information as this determines the subsequent manner in which the information is processed. It was hypothesised that the format in which the information is presented will determine the success of the alarm handling task, hence the proposal to match formats to tasks. The findings suggest that text-based formats are best suited to tasks requiring time-based reasoning, mimic formats are best suited to tasks requiring spatial location and annunciator formats are best suited to tasks requiring recognition of spatial patterns. The importance of considering both reaction time and accuracy of response in consideration of task match was also noted. In summary, it is suggested that care needs to be taken to determine the appropriateness of the medium for any given task and the demands it places on the human operator.
331-348
Stanton, N.A.
351a44ab-09a0-422a-a738-01df1fe0fadd
Stammers, R.B.
9936407c-ffac-4c06-8754-5709b126122b
1998
Stanton, N.A.
351a44ab-09a0-422a-a738-01df1fe0fadd
Stammers, R.B.
9936407c-ffac-4c06-8754-5709b126122b
Stanton, N.A. and Stammers, R.B.
(1998)
Alarm initiated activities: matching formats to tasks.
International Journal of Cognitive Ergonomics, 2 (4), .
Abstract
This paper addresses the selection of visual alarm formats for different 'alarm initiated activities'. The activities under examination were alarm handling tasks. Seven such tasks have been identified, namely: observe, accept, analyse, investigate, correct, monitor and reset. One of the most important stages is the initial analysis of the alarm information as this determines the subsequent manner in which the information is processed. It was hypothesised that the format in which the information is presented will determine the success of the alarm handling task, hence the proposal to match formats to tasks. The findings suggest that text-based formats are best suited to tasks requiring time-based reasoning, mimic formats are best suited to tasks requiring spatial location and annunciator formats are best suited to tasks requiring recognition of spatial patterns. The importance of considering both reaction time and accuracy of response in consideration of task match was also noted. In summary, it is suggested that care needs to be taken to determine the appropriateness of the medium for any given task and the demands it places on the human operator.
This record has no associated files available for download.
More information
Published date: 1998
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 76089
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/76089
ISSN: 1088-6362
PURE UUID: b5008bda-1847-4fc8-909b-762b6007a87b
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last modified: 11 Dec 2021 04:23
Export record
Contributors
Author:
R.B. Stammers
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics
