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A new concept of 3D DCS interface application for industrial production console operators

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The current operator displays of Distributed Control Systems (DCS) are designed for 2D environments. This limits the full awareness situation of the industrial process, since it is distributed across multiple operator displays and requires the operator to navigate among them. This inspired the idea of creating a single operator display. Through an accurate and systematic literature review and by following the guidelines of design science methodology, it was possible to achieve a set of indicators and artefacts that corresponded to the defined goals. By developing a 2.5D/3D DCS interface application, the authors aimed at creating a way of allowing a full view of the entire manufacturing process, thus increasing the amount and the quality of information that is given to the operator and preventing unnecessary operation navigation between displays.

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  1. University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and INESC TEC (formerly INESC Porto), Quinta de Prados, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal

    Ramiro Gonçalves, José Martins, Frederico Branco & João Barroso

  2. Vigo, Spain

    Miguel R. González Castro

  3. Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial, DI, University of Vigo, Rúa Torrecedeira, 86, 36208, Vigo, Spain

    Manuel Pérez Cota

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Gonçalves, R., Martins, J., Branco, F. et al. A new concept of 3D DCS interface application for industrial production console operators. Univ Access Inf Soc 14, 399–413 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-014-0368-x

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