@inproceedings{0670a8e9a6b046e6ae1059cd9aead3a4,
title = "Assessment of automation awareness",
abstract = "Automation awareness (AA) can be defined as user's conception of the utilized automation system's state in such a manner that enables the user to observe, control, and anticipate the process events mediated by automation. In this paper, we report a study where we utilized a customized simulation system to assess AA. The simulator included a process and automation model with emulated user interface displays for an emergency diesel generator system in a nuclear power plant. The results suggest that in addition to user-related factors, such as the users' automation-specific education, experience, and provided training, the quality of the automation system's user interface is a significant contributor to the development of AA; especially the digital presentation of the measurement values, graphical format of the values' status and their automation-related limits as well as illustrative trend displays seem to improve AA considerably.",
keywords = "automation awareness, situation awareness, assessment, emergency diesel generator, simulation",
author = "Hannu Karvonen and Marja Liinasuo and Jari Lappalainen",
note = "Project code: 85363 ; Automaatio XXI ; Conference date: 17-03-2015 Through 18-03-2015",
year = "2015",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-952-5183-46-7",
series = "Suomen automaatioseura. Julkaisusarja",
publisher = "Suomen automaatioseura",
booktitle = "Automaatio XXI Proceedings",
address = "Finland",
}