Designing for People

The evolution of the internet of things and the associated digital twin of the ship means that there is an unprecedented amount of information that can now be presented on the bridge of the ship, in real time. The problem is that presenting all of this information would drown the ship operator, and would no doubt lead to more, not less, ship casualties. Our research in the area of HMI is creating guidelines for how information can be parsed and cascaded, providing the right information at the right level of detail at the right time. Furthermore, time and safety critical (TASC) factors (psychology and human factors engineering, e.g. attention in distracting environments) and complex systems interfaces and communications (e.g., design issues that arise from the sheer complexity of the situation) are particularly relevant to the marine sector - we are devising effective marine strategies to cope.

Researchers

Karon MacLeanSid FelsChris McKesson



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