Video in control rooms: Mental workload analysis

(in German)

This report summarises the work carried out within the framework of the research project focussing on modern information communication technologies and display options of videos in control rooms. Within this project, we examined to what extent technologies and display options of videos are suitable for the use in control rooms and affect the mental workload of operators. For this purpose, we conducted both a highly controlled laboratory study as well as a field study in order to gain most comprehensive insights regarding the workload as well as the demands of the users. This work focusses on the technologies and display options autocycling, mirror reflections, distortions, 3D-depictions and LED-Walls. This report provides an overview of the findings and derives design recommendations from them, which can be particularly helpful for the design and redesign of control rooms. These are presented in chapter 8 of this report.

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Bibliographic information

Title:  Videoaufnahmen in Leitwarten: Belastungs- und Beanspruchungsanalyse. 

Written by:  F. Ries, B. Deml

1. edition.  Dortmund:  Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, 2019.  pages: 161, Project number: F 2359, PDF file, DOI: 10.21934/baua:bericht20171011

Further Publications

Development of an analytical model for predicting mental workload in process control

baua: Report 2017

(in German)

The scope of this PhD-Thesis was to elaborate the originally qualitative cognitive task load model (Neerincx, 1995 und 2003) into a quantitative model to predict mental workload in process control tasks. The quantitative cognitive task load model was verified, validated and optimized.

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Task-based application of modern interaction concepts for communication between control room operators and field workers

baua: Report 2019

(in German)

In this report research work and results of partial project 2.3 of project F 2359 "Optimized Workload in Process Control Centers Utilizing Modern ICT Equipment" are presented. The project dealt with strain-optimized work design in control rooms when applying modern information and communication …

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Research Project

Project numberF 2359 StatusCompleted Project Optimized workload in process control centres utilizing modern ICT equipment

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