Symbol Development Guidelines for Airway Facilities.

Abstract

This document presents a general methodology for developing Airway Facilities (AF) symbols and provides guidelines for the coding of visual symbols and auditory signals. Coding refers to the characteristics of a symbol that developers can change to improve its interpretation or message content. These coding guidelines should not be considered exhaustive but rather represent a compilation of the most important items to consider when developing visual or auditory symbols. The decision to use a visual symbol, an auditory signal, or both, will depend on the nature of the displayed information, operational conditions, and users requirements. A list of questions for determining the best coding technique is provided. AF symbols represent facilities, equipment, services, and status information such as alarms and alerts. These guidelines also provide a systematic methodology for developing symbols that will help in the creation and testing of effective symbols.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326779

Entities

People

  • Dan Wagner
  • Lisa Dutra
  • Michael P. Snyder
  • Nancy Dolan

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ambient Noise
  • Auditory Signals
  • Birds
  • Boundaries
  • Color Coding
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Contrast
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Displays
  • Frequency
  • Geometric Forms
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Intelligibility
  • Light Sources
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.