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Supporting Maritime Remote Experts Working Over Distance
ABB CRC.
2016 (English)In: Supporting Maritime Remote Experts Working Over Distance, 2016Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Within the maritime domain there is a shift taking placetowards how troubleshooting (i.e. understanding andxing equipment issues) is being oered to maritimecustomers. Instead of travelling to ships around the world,service support engineers now remotely connect andaccess data from equipment sensors on-board. With thisgame-changing approach to xing equipment issues comesthe need to eectively support this change inwork-practice since engineers now need to solve complexproblems from an onshore location. Based on ndingsfrom eld studies, we present a prototype as a rst-steptowards addressing some of the key needs of theseengineers which include improving situation awareness forenhanced remote troubleshooting, integrating all relevantinformation for easier searching, and faster access torelevant personnel for help. The prototype was validatedwith domain specialists, and based on the ndings a set ofdesign recommendations is also presented.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2016.
National Category
Human Computer Interaction
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-165577OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-165577DiVA, id: diva2:1428819
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NordiCHI
Available from: 2020-05-06 Created: 2020-05-06 Last updated: 2021-09-16
In thesis
1. Designing visualization and interaction for industrial control rooms of the future
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Designing visualization and interaction for industrial control rooms of the future
2020 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

During the last decades, the industry has been undergoing extensive digitization leading to complex ensembles of humans, machines, autonomous agents, and sensors. With this new setup comes the challenge of how to appropriately support work-practices of industrial operators who now need to monitor and control complex industrial processes through remote interfaces. Information overflow and restrictive interfaces are two significant problems that operators face in their daily routines. In this PhD, I explore approaches to visualization and interaction that would reduce industrial operators' information load and enable them to perform their duties in an efficient, reliable, and safe manner. Industrial users and industrial settings are the starting points of my research.

In this thesis, I describe multiple examples of custom-tailored data visualizations that reduce the operator's visual load by consolidating large amounts of data into compact overview displays with often nontrivial data presentation. With respect to interaction, I propose several tangible and tactile interfaces, as well as concepts for natural interaction, that let the user freely interact with the control station and the information it depicts. Finally, I propose several concepts of adaptive systems that adjust to the operator's context to ensure their high situational awareness and convenience of interaction.

Even though this thesis is primarily intended for the community of interaction designers, I expect it to be of interest to a broader audience due to its relation to the user experience field. To a certain extent, everyone can resonate with the user's problems because, in our everyday life, we all are users of some technology and services. Furthermore, for a lay reader, this work can be seen as a comprehensive introduction to how the industry works and what role the human plays there.

Abstract [sv]

Under de senaste årtiondena har industrin digitaliserats i stor utsträckning och består nu av komplexa strukturer där människor, maskiner, autonoma agenter och sensorer samspelar. Människor arbetar ofta som operatörer i industrin, med uppgift att övervaka och styra maskinella processer på distans från kontrollrum. Den omfattande digitaliseringen medför nya utmaningar för operatörerna i och med att mängden tillgänglig information växer samtidigt som kontrollrummens användargränssnitt är otillräckliga för de ändrade förutsättningarna. I den här avhandlingen utforskar jag nya former av visualisering och interaktion som skulle kunna hjälpa operatörerna hantera de växande informationsmängderna och sköta sitt arbete på ett effektivt, tillförlitligt och säkert sätt.

Jag presenterar flera exempel på skräddarsydda datavisualiseringar som minskar belastningen på operatörerna genom att kombinera stora mängder data i kompakta, icke-triviala presentationsformer. När det gäller interaktion föreslår jag flera fysiska och taktila interaktionsformer som kan göra operatörernas arbete mera fritt och självstyrt. Jag presenterar slutligen koncept för adaptiva system som anpassar sig till operatörernas arbetssituation för att skapa smidig interaktion och stödja hög situationsmedvetenhet.

Avhandlingen vänder sig i första hand till interaktionsdesignområdet, men jag räknar med att den kan vara av intresse för en bredare publik i och med att den behandlar användarupplevelse. Vi använder alla tekniska produkter och tjänster i någon utsträckning och bör därför kunna relatera till industrioperatörernas utmaningar. Mitt arbete ger också en inblick i hur människans arbetssituation ser ut i dagens industri.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press, 2020. p. 150
Series
Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations, ISSN 0345-7524 ; 2077
Keywords
Industrial control room, Industrial operator, Human-computer interaction
National Category
Human Computer Interaction
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-165625 (URN)10.3384/diss.diva-165625 (DOI)9789179298357 (ISBN)
Public defence
2020-08-21, Online through Zoom (contact gun-britt.lofgren@liu.se) or K3, Kåkenhus, Campus Norrköping, Norrköping, 09:30 (English)
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Supervisors
Available from: 2020-05-15 Created: 2020-05-10 Last updated: 2023-04-03Bibliographically approved

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