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  • The effect of automation on the frequency of Task Prioritization errors on commercial aircraft flight decks : an ASRS incident report study

    Creator:
    Wilson, Jennifer Rae
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    Task Management (TM) refers to the function in which the human operator manages his/her available sensory and mental resources in a dynamic, complex, safety-critical environment in order to accomplish the multiple tasks competing for a limited quantity of attention. There is reason to believe that the level of automation on...
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    Task Management (TM) refers to the function in which the human operator manages his/her available

  • A study of the ergonomics of emergency stop pushbuttons

    Creator:
    Zárate, Patricia B.
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    Emergency stop controls are essential parts of industrial machinery because they are designed to stop the operation in case of emergencies without risks to operators, equipment, products, or facilities. Current guidelines for emergency stop controls have been formulated based on experience but not on empirical studies. The main objectives of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    aunts for their love and care. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND 2.1 Human-Machine

  • Factors that affect task prioritization on the flight deck

    Creator:
    Colvin, Kurt W.
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    Cockpit Task Management (CTM) is the initiation, monitoring, prioritization, execution, and termination of multiple, concurrent tasks by night crews. The primary research question posed in the current research is what factors affect task prioritization on the modern day, commercial flight deck. The conventional CTM literature was reviewed as an introduction...
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    Dissertation
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    introduction to CTM validation, its facilitation and its theoretical foundations. A human performance

  • The role of the transcriptional regulatory protein BCL11B in dental and craniofacial development

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    Kyrylkova, Kateryna
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    BCL11B is a transcriptional regulatory protein that plays essential roles during mouse embryonic development. BCL11B is expressed and functions in the immune and nervous systems as well as within ectodermal organs. Multiple studies have characterized the roles of BCL11B in T cells, brain, and skin. However, very little is known...
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    growth factor (FGF) and transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamilies, Sprouty proteins, and sonic

  • A design framework for identifying automation opportunities

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    Nagel, Robert Lewis, 1982-
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    Since the Industrial Revolution, automated systems have increasingly become a part of everyday life. Automated systems range in scale and scope from simple assists to complete robotic replacements. Inexpensive integrated circuits, sensors and microprocessors have allowed automated systems to become smaller, cheaper and more prevalent. Identifying appropriate opportunities for automation,...
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    Dissertation
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    the design of products that replace er- ror prone human-centric tasks. Process models are used

  • Beyond "Clear Transmission" : Commercial Aviation, Communication and Crew Resource Management

    Creator:
    Robarge, Mary Alida
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    This exploratory study looks at communication perspectives and applies them to the transcript of USAir Flight 427, a flight that crashed while attempting to land. Researchers calculate that 60% to 80% of the accidents can he traced to pilot error. Many of these errors occur through a single communication event...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Assessing mental workload and situation awareness in the evaluation of real-time, critical user interfaces

    Creator:
    Strawn, Jordan J.
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    While there are many ways to evaluate a user interface design, the user's mental workload and situation awareness (SA) are particularly important considerations in the supervisory control of safety-critical systems. Typically, operators of these systems must monitor high-volume, time-sensitive status information. Interface design for this domain can be challenging and...
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    law now requires “a control room design that reflects state-of-the-art human factor principles” (10

  • Analyzing Human Gaze Patterns During Grasping Tasks To Advance Robotic Grasping

    Creator:
    Allani, Sai Krishna
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    There is a strong interest in the robotics community in learning how humans grasp and manipulate objects, partly because robots need to operate in human environments and partly because humans are currently much better in physical interaction tasks than robots. This thesis seeks to identify the human heuristics for grasping...
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    of Master of Science in Robotics presented on August 31, 2016. Title: Analyzing Human Gaze

  • Evaluating Cultural Dimensions to Design Better User Interfaces

    Creator:
    Miller, Robert
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    Cultural differences between designers and users is an important aspect to consider when designing products for other countries. However, many prominent authors in the human factors engineering field have failed to specifically address how to identify and utilize cultural differences in user interface (UI) design. This research evaluated if design...
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    when designing products for other countries. However, many prominent authors in the human factors

  • Modeling Task Prioritization Behaviors in a Time-Pressured Multitasking Environment

    Creator:
    Toma, Takeaki
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    Funk’s (1991) cockpit task management (CTM) theory is structurally consistent with cognitive multitasking models: it addresses managing multiple and concurrent tasks in three stages: situation awareness, response selection, and response execution. Based on CTM theory, Colvin, Funk and Braune (2005) hypothesized that the following six factors may affect task prioritization:...
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    Tsang for their advice. I am also thankful to the Okinawa International Exchange and Human