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... 1996. Fault tree models for the analysis of complex computer systems.
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... found interfaces between flight crews and modern flight deck systems to be critically important in achieving the Administration's zero-accident goal. They noted, however, a wide range of shortcomings in designs, design processes, and certification processes for current and proposed systems.
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... If digital I&C systems are to be readily and successfully applied in nuclear power plants, however, the design and implementation must guard against common design errors and properly address the role of humans in operating and maintaining the system. Emerging results from both the research and practitioner communities of human factors engineering provide a range of guidance, e.g., Space Station Freedom Human-Computer Interface Guidelines (NASA, 1988~; Human Factors in the Design and Evaluation of Air Traffic Control Systems (Cardosi and Murphy, 1995~; User Interface Guidelines for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA, 1996~.
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... Recognizing the almost continuous changes in emerging human-system interface technology, the staff acknowledged that much of the human-machine interface design for advanced plants cannot be completed before the design certification is issued. Thus, the staff concluded that it was necessary to perform a human factors engineering review of the design process, as well as the design product, in advanced reactors.
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... DEVELOPMENTS IN OTHER SAFETY-CRITICAL INDUSTRIES Fossil-fuel power generating plants, chemical processing, more general process control industries (e.g., textile, steel, paper) , manufacturing, aerospace, aviation, and air traffic control systems all make extensive use of digital technology for operator displays, aids, and control automation.
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  • programmable logic

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  • power plant

  • reliability engineering
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