Reducing control selection errors associated with underground bolting equipment.

نویسندگان

  • Robin Burgess-Limerick
  • Veronica Krupenia
  • Christine Zupanc
  • Guy Wallis
  • Lisa Steiner
چکیده

Selecting the incorrect control during the operation of underground bolting and drilling equipment causes serious injuries. Shape coding and the layout of dual control banks are two aspects of control design which require further examination. The aims of this research were: (i) to determine whether arbitrary shape coding was effective in reducing selection error rates in a virtual analogy of roof-bolting; and (ii) to determine whether any advantages exist for mirror or place layouts for dual control situations in this situation. Two experiments were conducted to address these questions. No benefits of arbitrary shape coding were evident while control location remained constant. When control location was altered, shape coding did provide a significant reduction in selection error rate. No differences between mirror or place arrangements were detected and this question remains open.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Applied ergonomics

دوره 41 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010