User-Centered Design for Railroad Automation: Phase I

Cowen, Michael B.; Haaren, Michael H.; Harris, Steve D.; Brooks, James D.; Seenumani, Gayathri

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User-Centered Design for Railroad Automation: Phase I

2023-02-01
By Cowen, Michael B. ; Haaren, Michael H. ; Harris, Steve D. ; ...

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English

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Creators:

Cowen, Michael B. ; Haaren, Michael H. ; Harris, Steve D. ; Brooks, James D. ; Seenumani, Gayathri
Corporate Creators:

Monterey Technologies, Inc.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
Subject/TRT Terms:

Alertness Automation Design Methods Human-automation Interaction Human Factors Locomotive Operations Methodology Rail Acquisition Railroad Automation Railroad Transportation Situation Awareness User-centered Design User Interfaces
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final Report
Contracting Officer:

Michael E. Jones
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development & Technology
Abstract:

This document is the final report for Phase I of a two-phase research project, “User-Centered Design for Railroad Automation (UCD-Rail),” to develop and demonstrate an improved interface between human operators and advanced automation in rail systems. Applying user-centered design methodology, Phase I offers a new rail systems user interface concept called the Automation Awareness Assistant (A3). A3 will improve human operator situation awareness of automated rail functionality and suggest what actions to take if a possible system failure is detected, especially under conditions of high operator workload. A3 will be designed for locomotive cabs, but the A3 user interface concept can be applied and extended to other related rail and transportation systems.
Format:

PDF
Funding:

693JJ622C000016
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89899/dot_89899_DS1.pdf
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