Ecological interface design in aviation domains: Work domain analysis of automated collision detection and avoidance

This paper applies Work Domain Analysis (WDA) to the aviation domain. We developed a two-dimensional work domain model of the Harvard aircraft as the primary phase of our Ecological Interface Design (EID) process. In contrast to previous work, we modelled the entire aircraft as the work domain. The work domain analysis was followed by an instrumentation availability analysis. We developed a model for the variables derived from the WDA to classify the state of those variables according to their availability and measurement. We also have the opportunity, in our future work, to flight test the ecological displays, something that has not occurred before.

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Keeping the Lights On Across the Continent

Ergonomics in Design The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications ◽

10.1177/1064804617723781 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 10-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fiona F. Tran ◽

Antony Hilliard ◽

Greg A. Jamieson

Keyword(s):

Interface Design ◽

Power Grid ◽

Domain Analysis ◽

Design Concept ◽

Ecological Interface Design ◽

Monitoring Design ◽

System Usability Scale ◽

Work Domain Analysis ◽

Ecological Interface ◽

Work Domain

Operators need new visualizations to help them monitor increasingly complex power grids at wider geographical scopes. We developed a work domain analysis of power grid operations from interviews, focus groups, and observations. The work domain analysis helped determine information requirements for a wide-area monitoring design concept that follows ecological interface design principles. We validated the design concept in a usability evaluation, achieving an above-benchmark System Usability Scale score of 77 out of 90. This work domain analysis and ecological interface design process will equally apply to the design of other power grid monitoring displays.

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Testing a Novel Auditory Interface Display to Enable Visually Impaired Travelers to Use Sonar Mobility Devices Effectively

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/154193120705100428 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 51 (4) ◽

pp. 278-282 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

T. Claire Davies ◽

Catherine M. Burns ◽

Shane D. Pinder

Keyword(s):

Interface Design ◽

Visually Impaired ◽

Usability Testing ◽

Domain Analysis ◽

Environmental Information ◽

Pilot Testing ◽

Ecological Interface Design ◽

Mobility Devices ◽

Work Domain Analysis ◽

Work Domain

This paper discusses the pilot testing of an auditory interface designed to increase navigational ability of visually impaired individuals. Sonar devices have been developed to increase preview distances, but these have gained limited acceptance as they lack an easily interpreted interface. This paper presents usability testing of an auditory prototype interface developed using the work domain analysis of ecological interface design (EID). An interface design that provides the user with sufficient preview to avoid obstacles may offer more environmental information than the single tones of the current designs.

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Integrating Operator Function in Work Domain Analysis of Electric Grid Operations

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/1071181320641414 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 1703-1707

Author(s):

Ruixuan Li ◽

Timothy R. McJunkin ◽

Katya Le Blanc

Keyword(s):

Failure Analysis ◽

Interface Design ◽

Task Analysis ◽

Operator Function ◽

Domain Analysis ◽

Cascading Failure ◽

Electric Grid ◽

Ecological Interface Design ◽

Work Domain Analysis ◽

Work Domain

The electric grid system is complex, and whether the failure of a subsystem can cascade through the whole system depends on the severity and the type of failures. Cascading failure analysis often uses Monte Carlo simulations to estimate the impacts to the system. Functional taxonomy can help researchers define the unexpected failures and events in the simulations systematically. Work domain analysis, a method in ecological interface design, describes a system at a functional level. Operators play an important role in electric grid operations, and understanding operators’ goals is crucial for modeling a cascading failure analysis. This paper describes an approach to integrate users’ goals (operator function) in the work domain analysis of electric grid operations. It can support not only the task analysis but also design affordances related to the goals, experience, and capabilities of users.

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Ecological Interface Design for Knee and Hip Automatic Physiotherapy Assistant and Rehabilitation System

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care ◽

10.1177/2327857914031000 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Yeti Li ◽

Catherine M. Burns ◽

Dana Kulić

Keyword(s):

Interface Design ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Ecological Interface Design ◽

Additional Information ◽

Rehabilitation System ◽

Work Domain Analysis ◽

Design Requirements ◽

Ecological Interface ◽

Work Domain

In this paper, we report on a recent interface design and evaluation process for a new knee and hip automatic physiotherapy assistant and rehabilitation system (ARS). Interface design was concurrent with the development of ARS. The ARS has the potential to improve the automation of rehabilitation treatments, by providing quantitative measures of a patient’s motion. However, the complexity of rehabilitation information available to the therapist has increased with this additional information. We applied Ecological Interface Design (EID) to understand the domain of physiotherapy and the role of the automation. Results of a Work Domain Analysis (WDA) revealed new functions and constraints in rehabilitation now accessible through the ARS, and provided the design requirements for interface design. A novel interface was designed which is currently undergoing evaluation to see if it improves the quality and experience of physiotherapy. This study provides an example of the advantages of using EID at the early phase of design, and how to apply EID to a system of increasing automaticity.

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A Work Domain Analysis of Patient Monitoring in the Operating Room

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/154193129804201407 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 42 (14) ◽

pp. 1038-1042 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

John R. Hajdukiewicz ◽

D. John Doyle ◽

Paul Milgram ◽

Kim J. Vicente ◽

Catherine M. Burns

Keyword(s):

Work Environment ◽

Operating Room ◽

Interface Design ◽

Patient Monitoring ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Domain Analysis ◽

Levels Of Abstraction ◽

Literature Reviews ◽

Work Domain Analysis ◽

Work Domain

This paper presents a method for structuring the work domain of the anesthesiologist in the operating room, using Rasmussen's (1986) approach for work domain analysis. The goal of this research is to provide an integrated approach for patient monitoring by bridging the gap between physiological principles associated with the patient and clinical practice. Data were collected from literature reviews, discussions with anesthesiologists, operating room observations, and simulator sessions to develop the work domain representation. From this information, the work domain was structured using various levels of abstraction and decomposition, independent of any particular situation. Next, an analysis of the links between the operating room and the work domain was performed. The results indicated that this approach has useful insights for training and interface design. The approach provided a framework for representing the work domain as an invariant purpose-based structure for a constantly changing work environment.

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