CR Redesign CR Modernization: Virtualization & High
Performance Graphics DTE Energy brought in Human Factors control
room specialists Human Centered Solutions (HCS) Operations
requirements for control room DCS workstations, Business network
PC, team meetings, protective tagging work process, handover,
Ergonomic best practices Engineering support requirements
Collaboration requirements Provided QA/QC for DTE with Console
vendor HW Redesign SW Redesign HMI Redesign Lessons
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Graphics Old vs. New: U shape or Sit/Stand CR Redesign HW Redesign
SW Redesign HMI Redesign Lessons
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Graphics CR Redesign HW Redesign SW Redesign HMI Redesign Lessons
Desk for protective tagging P&IDs and pull out drawers
CR Modernization: Virtualization & High Performance
Graphics HMI Design Project Work Flow HMI Design Workshop Proper
Attendance 2 days of Education & Best practices sharing 1 day
of Hands-on Exercises Create a Style Guide Go to Work Console
screen configuration Display hierarchy design 2nd 1-day hands-on CR
Redesign HW Redesign SW Redesign HMI Redesign Lessons
Redesigned: Control Room with High Performance Graphics Hand
outs Color Blind vs High Performance HMI and Gray Scale CR Redesign
HW Redesign SW Redesign HMI Redesign Lessons
CR Modernization: Virtualization & High Performance
Graphics ADVANTAGES: Company Savings Less DCS vendor work Less
rework Corporate vs plant standards CR Redesign HW Redesign SW
Redesign HMI Redesign Lessons
CR Modernization: Virtualization & High Performance
Graphics Change: FGD CR Design Mock up Visualize = 1 Change: HW
Design Corporate Standard 2 vs quad and mouse Change: SW Design
Corporate Standard Modify libraries If you see it, change it
Change: Graphics Change in Operations Management Change in Liaisons
Decision makers? Missed training Passive / Aggressive Style Guide
signoff ** If things are going south of troublesome. STOP.
Regroup/Comm The HUMAN Factor CR Redesign HW Redesign SW Redesign
HMI Redesign Lessons
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Graphics HMI Development - Common Failure Modes 1.Belief that
up-front analysis methodologies are too expensive 2.Operators know
what they want 3.P&IDs drive content & layout of operating
displays 4.Developers lack training in effective display design CR
Redesign HW Redesign SW Redesign HMI Redesign Lessons
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Graphics QUESTIONS ??? Comments !!! Thank You !!! Kevin Dahm DTE
Energy [email protected] Dal Vernon Reising Human Centered
Solutions [email protected] CR Redesign HW Redesign SW Redesign
HMI Redesign Lessons