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Designing Usable Marine Interfaces: Some Issues and Constraints

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 January 2005

Stella Mills
Stella Mills
Affiliation:
University of Gloucestershire Email: smills@glos.ac.uk
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Abstract

Although there have been improvements to the interface design of marine systems, there are still calls for increased usability as designers are blamed for systems that users find difficult to operate. This paper examines some of the issues and constraints that the designer faces when attempting to design a usable interface. The approach to designing that the developer may take is considered as well as more practical issues such as the limitations of using design principles. The importance of domain and context knowledge is stressed as well as other issues such as safety and culture. The paper concludes that design is a complex compromise but user involvement throughout the lifecycle can improve the ease of using marine systems.

Keywords

DesignInterfacesUser-centred DesignMarine Systems
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 58 , Issue 1 , January 2005 , pp. 67 - 75
Copyright
2005 The Royal Institute of Navigation

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