グループとしての人間の総合的機能の利用技術の研究

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A large and complex system such as a nuclear power plant or a large ship system is operated by a human group because of the amount and complexity of information related to the operation of the system. To minimize human errors involved in the operations, various automated systems have been installed in those complex systems. But the automated systems can be a black box and once the systems states go beyond the designed categories, human operators can not understand the situations. Therefore it is essential to present the systems states in an easily understood form by the operators. A 3-Dimensional Virtual Reality (3D-VR) technique is one way to express plant state variables as surroundings of the operators without information flood. Then, we propose plant state presentation on a 3D-VR display as an ambient information display and sensory feedback input devices for a plant monitoring and control interface. These functions can be extended to a group operation by sharing 3D-VR presentations and feedback forces. We have constructed prototype interface devices and confirmed effectiveness of our design concept. This concept can be applied to a various interface design for large and complex systems including ship operations. Cooperation among human and machine agents is one of our chief future objectives for realizing an effective interface to those systems.
独立行政法人海上技術安全研究所の論文
2004-01-20