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Multimedia interfaces and process control: The role of expressiveness

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Human error and system design and management

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences ((LNCIS,volume 253))

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The concepts of medium and multimedia interfaces are defined and input and output media are examined. The problem of how and when to use alternative renderings in process control interfaces to maximise operator performance is considered, and the idea of expressiveness of a medium is explored. It is related to an Information Signal to Noise ratio idea and some examples of its use in a process control experiment are given.

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  1. IMPACT Research Group, Department of Computer Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK

    James L. Alty

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P. F. Elzer MSc, PhD R. H. Kluwe Dr phil, Dr habil B. Boussoffara PhD

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Alty, J.L. (2000). Multimedia interfaces and process control: The role of expressiveness. In: Elzer, P.F., Kluwe, R.H., Boussoffara, B. (eds) Human error and system design and management. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 253. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0110464

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