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Seeing the woods for the trees: the problem of information inefficiency and information overload on operator performance (2016)
Journal Article
Dadashi, N., Golightly, D., & Sharples, S. (2016). Seeing the woods for the trees: the problem of information inefficiency and information overload on operator performance. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 49(19), 603-608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.10.628

One of the recurring questions in designing dynamic control environments is whether providing more information leads to better operational decisions. The idea of having every piece of information and increasing situation awareness is so tempting (and... Read More about Seeing the woods for the trees: the problem of information inefficiency and information overload on operator performance.

How do principles for human-centred automation apply to Disruption Management Decision Support? (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Golightly, D., & Dadashi, N. (2016). How do principles for human-centred automation apply to Disruption Management Decision Support?. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIRT.2016.7588725

While automation of signal and route setting is routine, the use of automation or decision support in disruption management processes is far less common. Such support offers significant advantages in optimising re-planning of both timetable and resou... Read More about How do principles for human-centred automation apply to Disruption Management Decision Support?.

Application of Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) to UK rail safety of the line incidents (2016)
Journal Article
Madigan, R., Golightly, D., & Madders, R. (2016). Application of Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) to UK rail safety of the line incidents. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 97, 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2016.08.023

Minor safety incidents on the railways cause disruption, and may be indicators of more serious safety risks. The following paper aimed to gain an understanding of the relationship between active and latent factors, and particular causal paths for the... Read More about Application of Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) to UK rail safety of the line incidents.

Design requirements for effective hybrid decision making with Evolvable Assembly Systems (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Golightly, D., Sanderson, D., Holmes, P., Ratchev, S., & Sharples, S. (2016). Design requirements for effective hybrid decision making with Evolvable Assembly Systems. In ECCE '16: Proceedings of the European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics. https://doi.org/10.1145/2970930.2970949

This paper examines 10 challenges for making automation a team player in the context of Evolvable Assembly Systems (EAS) with the aim of delivering requirements for effective hybrid human-automation decision making. Specific decision making use cases... Read More about Design requirements for effective hybrid decision making with Evolvable Assembly Systems.

Manufacturing in the cloud: a human factors perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Golightly, D., Sharples, S., Patel, H., & Ratchev, S. (2016). Manufacturing in the cloud: a human factors perspective. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 55, 12-21

Cloud manufacturing adopts a cloud computing paradigm as the basis for delivering shared, on-demand manufacturing services. The result is customer-centric supply chains that can be configured for cost, quality, speed and customisation. While the tech... Read More about Manufacturing in the cloud: a human factors perspective.

Alarm handling for health monitoring: operator strategies used in an electrical control room of a rail network (2016)
Journal Article
Dadashi, N., Wilson, J. R., Golightly, D., & Sharples, S. (2016). Alarm handling for health monitoring: operator strategies used in an electrical control room of a rail network. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 230(5), 1415-1428. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409715593574

Alarm management is a key component of the successful operation of a prognostic or health-monitoring technology. Although alarms can alert the operator to critical information, false alarms and alarm flooding can cause major difficulties for successf... Read More about Alarm handling for health monitoring: operator strategies used in an electrical control room of a rail network.

The characteristics of railway service disruption: implications for disruption management (2016)
Journal Article
Golightly, D., & Dadashi, N. (in press). The characteristics of railway service disruption: implications for disruption management. Ergonomics, https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2016.1173231

Rail disruption management is central to operational continuity and customer satisfaction. Disruption is not a unitary phenomenon - it varies by time, cause, location and complexity of coordination. Effective, user-centred technology for rail disrupt... Read More about The characteristics of railway service disruption: implications for disruption management.

Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics (2016)
Journal Article
Richardson, M., Maspero, M., Golightly, D., Sheffield, D., Staples, V., & Lumber, R. (2016). Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics. Ergonomics, 60(2), 292-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2016.1157213

Nature is presented as a new paradigm for ergonomics. As a discipline concerned with well-being, the importance of natural environments for wellness should be part of ergonomics knowledge and practice. This position is supported by providing a concis... Read More about Nature: a new paradigm for well-being and ergonomics.

Span of control in supervision of rail track work (2016)
Journal Article
Houghton, R. J., White, C., Golightly, D., & Wilson, J. R. (2016). Span of control in supervision of rail track work. Cognition, Technology and Work, 18(2), 361-378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-016-0364-4

The supervision of engineering work on the railways has received relatively little examination despite being both safety-critical in its own right and having wider implications for the successful running of the railways. The present paper is concerne... Read More about Span of control in supervision of rail track work.