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User-centered design for more efficient drill rig control system

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This case study describes the methods and results from a user-centric research project developing new control system functionality for drill rigs. During the project we conducted contextual inquiries in an operative mine and structured usability tests with a drill rig simulator. As a result, an automatic control mode was developed to meet the rig operators' needs and will be available in 2014.

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[1]
Beyer, H. and Holtzblatt, K. Contextual Design: Defining Customer-Centered Systems. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc (1998).
[2]
Rio Tinto Iron Ore, Mine of the Future. http://www.riotintoironore.com/ENG/operations/301_mine_of_the_future_tm.asp.
[3]
Rubin, J. and Chisnell D. Handbook of Usability Testing, Second Edition: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests. Wiley Publishing, Inc (2008).
[4]
VIDEO: Rio Tinto's robot army. http://www.mining.com/video-rio-tintos-robot-army-83874/.

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    CHI EA '14: CHI '14 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    April 2014
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    DOI:10.1145/2559206
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    1. contextual inquiry
    2. control system functionality
    3. drill rigs
    4. product development
    5. usability testing
    6. user-centered design

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