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Alternative Title:
Hum Factors
Personal Author:
Steiner, Lisa ; Burgess-Limerick, Robin ; Porter, William
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Description:
Objective

The authors examine the pattern of direction errors made during the manipulation of a physical simulation of an underground coal mine bolting machine to assess the directional control-response compatibility relationships associated with the device and to compare these results to data obtained from a virtual simulation of a generic device.

Background

Directional errors during the manual control of underground coal roof bolting equipment are associated with serious injuries. Directional control-response relationships have previously been examined using a virtual simulation of a generic device; however, the applicability of these results to a specific physical device may be questioned.

Method

Forty-eight participants randomly assigned to different directional control-response relationships manipulated horizontal or vertical control levers to move a simulated bolter arm in three directions (elevation, slew, and sump) as well as to cause a light to become illuminated and raise or lower a stabilizing jack. Directional errors were recorded during the completion of 240 trials by each participant.

Results

Directional error rates are increased when the control and response are in opposite directions or if the direction of the control and response are perpendicular. The pattern of direction error rates was consistent with experiments obtained from a generic device in a virtual environment.

Conclusion

Error rates are increased by incompatible directional control-response relationships.

Application

Ensuring that the design of equipment controls maintains compatible directional control-response relationships has potential to reduce the errors made in high-risk situations, such as underground coal mining.


Subject:
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Accidents, Occupational
Adult
Article
Coal Mining
Control Errors
Equipment Design
Female
Human Engineering
Humans
Machinery
Male
Man-Machine Systems
Middle Aged
Safety
Safety Management
Task Performance And Analysis
User-Computer Interface
Young Adult

Source:
Hum Factors. 56(2):384-391.
Pubmed ID:
24689255
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4559229
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
CDC Public Access
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