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Remote condition monitoring (RCM) aims to ensure the availability of railway assets. Previous work has indicated the importance of a user-centred RCM design approach based on cognitive principles, but there has been no known demonstration of the application of these principles. The following paper takes this theory-based approach and applies it to the design of a RCM system for the rail pantograph/Overhead Line (OHL) system. The paper first presents a high level conceptual architecture, based on four stages of cognitive decision making (notification, acceptance, analysis and clearance), linked to the wider monitoring architecture. Second, the paper uses cognitive principles to propose demonstation Human-Machine Interface designs for the OHL system. Finally, these HMIs were presented in an evaluation with subject matter experts. The outcomes of the process generate user-centred design recommendations for RCM. Furthermore, the evaluation suggests the importance of multiple paths through the HMI dependent on the type and urgency of fault. Finally, the outcomes of the evaluation also highlight the importance of considering context when deploying user-centred RCM.
Author(s): Richards J, Golightly D, Palacin R
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Applied Sciences
Year: 2024
Volume: 14
Issue: 13
Online publication date: 03/07/2024
Acceptance date: 26/06/2024
Date deposited: 26/06/2024
ISSN (electronic): 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/app14135801
DOI: 10.3390/app14135801
Data Access Statement: The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy and ethical restrictions.
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