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Title Handbook of control room design and ergonomics : a perspective for the future / edited by Toni Ivergård and Brian Hunt
Edition 2nd ed
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 371 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Front cover; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Part I: Intrroduction: Work in Control Rooms and Models of Control Room Work; Chapter 1. Work in Control Rooms; Chapter 2. Models in Process Control; Part II: Design of Information and Control Devices; Chapter 3. Design of Conventional Information Devices; Chapter 4. Design of Large and Complex Display Systems; Chapter 5. Design of Controls; Part III: Design of Control Rooms and Their Environment; Chapter 6. Control Room Layout and Design
Chapter 7. Environmental Factors in the Control RoomPart IV: Case Studies and Applications; Chapter 8. Industrial Applications and Case Studies; Chapter 9. Maritime Application of Control Systems; Part V: The Human Dimension in the Control Room; Chapter 10. The Operator's Abilities and Limitations; Chapter 11. Learning and Creativity at Work; Chapter 12. Modelling and Simulation in the Pulp and Paper Industry; Current State and Future Perspectives; Chapter 13. System Design: An Overview; Part VI: Conclusions; Chapter 14. Conclusions and Recommendations in Summary; Index; Back cover
Summary First published two decades ago, the first edition of Handbook of Control Room Design and Ergonomics: A Perspective for the Future became a benchmark for the field. Current-day process control encompasses a new generation of computer systems with enormous capabilities, including new display technologies. These new and emerging technologies integrated with human factors create an interconnectivity that enhances organizational development. This new edition of the handbook addresses developments in the concept of ""Control Rooms"". It includes modern approaches that emphasize
Notes Prev. ed. cataloged under author Toni Ivergård
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Human engineering -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Control rooms -- Design and construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Industrial Design -- General.
Control rooms -- Design and construction
Human engineering
Ergonomi -- handböcker, manualer, etc.
Genre/Form Electronic books
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Ivergård, Toni.
Hunt, Brian.
Ivergård, Toni. Handbook of control room design and ergonomics
ISBN 9781420064346
1420064347