A Graphical User Interface Design for Shipboard Damage Control

Abstract

The Damage Control Information Display System (DCIDS) is a graphical information-retrieval and equipment-control system that gives shipboard damage control personnel the ability to detect, analyze, and combat various types of damage control situations. This report presents a method of displaying information from shipboard damage control sensors graphically and using the graphical display for operator control of selected equipment and system functions. Special consideration for the intended users' lack of computer experience has led to a novel technique for providing easily recognized graphical cues for distinguishing graphical control structures from informational displays. The careful use of shading and positioning of graphics is used to create a three-dimensional appearance and apparent motion for the controls, while information-only displays are drawn in a featureless two- dimensional plane. The DCIDS graphical user interface can improve the performance of damage control personnel through the use of intuitive, easy to use graphical displays and controls.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241504

Entities

People

  • David L. Tate

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Equipment
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Data Displays
  • Detectors
  • Display Systems
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Information Systems
  • Smoke Detectors
  • Three Dimensional
  • User Interface
  • User Interface Engineering
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML