Masters Theses
Date of Award
3-1982
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Major
Industrial Engineering
Major Professor
J. C. Hungerford
Committee Members
Wayne Claycombe
Abstract
A set of auditory warning signals was developed using general principles and design recommendations found in Human Factors handbooks and texts. A group of university students were tested to determine how people detect, discriminate, and identify auditory alarms that have their priorities for response coded by frequency, amplitude, and modulation. Scaling techniques and statistical analysis were used to determine which of the signals made the "best" warning alarm and to determine how many alarms could be recognized in a multiple-alarm environment. Design recommendations were made for designing auditory signals for warning alarms.
Recommended Citation
Ford, Robert Estel, "A study of human performance using different alarming systems in a part-task simulation of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor nuclear control room. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1982.
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