Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | L132251038 | |
| Title | Human supervisory control in virtual environments | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Transport) 5%; Not Energy Related 90%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts) 5%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor N (Neville ) Stanton No email address given Faculty of Engineering and the Environment University of Southampton |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | ESRC | |
| Start Date | 16 January 1998 | |
| End Date | 15 January 2000 | |
| Duration | 24 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £93,691 | |
| Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors | |
| Region | South East | |
| Programme | ESRC Energy | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor N (Neville ) Stanton , Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton (100.000%) |
| Web Site | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=L132251038 |
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| Objectives | Objectives not supplied | |
| Abstract | This research aims to investigate the social interactions of people working together in a virtual environment. It also aims to investigate the manner in which information may be represented within this environment. The focus of the research will be upon the collaborative working in an energy transportation system. Virtual working environments could negate the need to physically centralise personnel as they could work remotely from each other as well as remotely from the plant they are supervising. However, virtual systems may introduce new kinds of problems, such as overwhelming the operator with information. In short, we might simply be replacing one set of problems with another. It has been suggested that the wealth of information might be more manageable by functional representation techniques. Given that the energy transportation system could be represented both physically and functionally, it will be important to explore the nature of interactions between control room engineerswith both systems and compare the data with conventional control systems. Whilst virtual environments offer the potential for physical remoteness to be overcome there is the potential risk of the social consequences associated with the diffusion of responsibility if the control room engineers are not working in the same physical environment. | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 10/11/09 | |
