Jens Rasmussen
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» 1995 «
Moray, Neville, Jones, B. G., Sanderson, P. M., Reising, Dal Vernon C., Shaheen, S. and Rasmussen, Jens (1995): The "Bird's Foot" Integrated Graphical Interface for NPP Operation. In: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction July 9-14, 1995, Tokyo, Japan. pp. 995-998.
“The traditional single-sensor-single indicator display is poorly matched to the cognitive abilities of operators, especially for large and complex systems. Our research aims to provide direct perception displays which will greatly reduce the cognitive load on the operator and allow the use of perceptual rather than cognitive mechanisms to support start-up, state diagnosis and fault management. In particular we describe a system of displays which supports movement by the operator up the abstraction hierarchy as the plant is brought on line. The aim is to minimise the cognitive load on the operator by providing information only at the level at which the operator is currently thinking, while at the same time showing how close the system is to operational limits.”
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» 1994 «
Rasmussen, Jens, Pejtersen, Annelise Mark and Goldstein, L. P. (1994): Cognitive Systems Engineering. New York, USA, John Wiley and Sons
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Moray, Neville, Lee, John, Vicente, Kim J., Jones, Barclay G. and Rasmussen, Jens (1994): A Direct Perception Interface for Nuclear Power Plants. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 38th Annual Meeting 1994. pp. 481-485.
“Following the suggestions of Beltracchi (1987) a direct perception interface for the thermal hydraulic systems of a pressurized water nuclear power reactor (PWR) was developed. It presents operators with an animated graphic of the Rankine heat cycle describing the functional relations of steam generation in a PWR. The ability of students of thermal and nuclear systems to recall system states, and detect and diagnose nine transients was compared to that of experienced nuclear power plant operators. The results were compared to a display representing traditional analog meters. The direct perception interface supported better diagnostic performance, but did not improve memory for quantitative information. Problems in evaluating such displays are discussed, in particular concerning choice of scenarios, and investigation of failure modes of advanced displays.”
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» 1992 «
Rasmussen, Jens (1992): The Ecology of Work and Interface Design. In: Monk, Andrew, Diaper, Dan and Harrison, Michael D. (eds.) Proceedings of the Seventh Conference of the British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction Specialist Group - People and Computers VII August 15-18, 1992, University of York, UK. pp. 3-20.
“The paper is intended to demonstrate the importance of a careful study of the ecology of work for an effective design of modern human-work interfaces and the need for cross-disciplinary analysis of the deep structure of particular work systems. The basis of purposeful activities and the problems met in analysis of adaptive systems are discussed. The importance of the intentional structures of work domains is discussed with reference to different kinds of work domains. Finally, the problem of human factors guidelines for design is reviewed and an alternative approach is suggested.”
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» 1990 «
Rasmussen, Jens and Vicente, Kim J. (1990): Ecological Interfaces: A Technological Imperative in High-Tech Systems?. In International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 2 (2) pp. 93-110
“The topic of the present article is the design of ecological interfaces for advanced technological systems. Ecological interfaces are characteristic by representing the interior functional structures and states of a system in the human-machine interface in a way that matches the immediate task and the cognitive characteristics of the user. It is argued that the present trend in technological development towards large, complex and rapidly changing socio-technical systems makes these kinds of interfaces important for system reliability and safety.”
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» 1989 «
Rasmussen, Jens and Vicente, Kim J. (1989): Coping with Human Errors through System Design: Implications for Ecological Interface Design. In International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 31 (5) pp. 517-534
“Research during recent years has revealed that human errors are not stochastic events which can be removed through improved training programs or optimal interface design. Rather, errors tend to reflect either systematic interference between various models, rules, and schemata, or the effects of the adaptive mechanisms involved in learning. In terms of design implications, these findings suggest that reliable human-system interaction will be achieved by designing interfaces which tend to minimize the potential for control interference and support recovery from errors. In other words, the focus should be on control of the effects of errors rather than on the elimination of errors per se. In this paper, we propose a theoretical framework for interface design that attempts to satisfy these objectives. The goal of our framework, called ecological interface design, is to develop a meaningful representation of the process which is not just optimised for one particular level of cognitive control, but that supports all three levels simultaneously. The paper discusses the necessary requirements for a mapping between the process and the combined action/observation surface, and analyses of the resulting influence on both the interferences causing error and on the opportunity for error recovery left to the operator.”
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» 1988 «
Vicente, Kim J. and Rasmussen, Jens (1988): On Applying the Skills, Rules, Knowledge Framework to Interface Design. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 32nd Annual Meeting 1988. pp. 254-258.
“In this paper, a theoretical framework for interface design for complex systems is proposed. The approach, called Ecological Interface Design (EID), is based on the skills, rules, knowledge framework of levels of cognitive control. The fundamental goal of EID is to develop interfaces that provide the appropriate support for all three levels, but that do not force cognitive control to a higher level than the demands of the task require. The framework, consisting of a set of prescriptive design principles, is discussed, and an example of its application is presented.”
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» 1987 «
Rasmussen, Jens (1987): Cognitive Engineering. In: Bullinger, Hans-Jorg and Shackel, Brian (eds.) INTERACT 87 - 2nd IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction September 1-4, 1987, Stuttgart, Germany. pp. xxv-xxx.
“Different approaches to the study of cognitive systems can be identified. The AI related 'cognitive science' is based on the information processing metaphor of human cognition in an attempt to reach 'computational' models for behaviour in well-formed micro worlds. Within the field of 'human-computer interaction' studies have been focused on analysis of the communication across the interface between computers and their users. Both these approaches have, quite naturally, been guided by the architecture of present computers. Application of advanced information technology in large scale systems, however, also calls for a more system oriented approach. The paper briefly characterises such a 'cognitive engineering' approach and discusses an approach to analysis and modelling of large scale systems.”
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