Proceedings of the
The 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2023)
3 – 8 September 2023, Southampton, UK
Designing Future Control Environments: A Feasibility Study Approach Developed at IFE FutureLab
Digital Systems, IFE, Norway.
ABSTRACT
In this paper we present lessons learned from 10 years of research into future control environments performed at the IFE FutureLab. The paper focuses on a research-based feasibility study approach that we have developed, based on a perceived need to more effectively perform future-oriented research in this area. The motivation and rationale behind it is discussed, inspired in particular by ideas on "wicked problems" and "design thinking" approaches. Practical insights from utilizing this type of study in two concrete project cases are presented. The ambition of the paper is to contribute to the ongoing discussion on future approaches to safety.
Keywords: Future control environments, Control room design, Human system interface design, Proof-of-concept stydy, Feasibility study, Human automation interaction.
