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DYNAMIC POSITIONING CONFERENCEOctober 15-16 2013October 15-16, 2013
DESIGN AND CONTROL SESSION II
Enhancing the DP Operator Experience
Melody Ivory and Richard I. Stephens
GE Power Conversion
Enhancing the DP operator experience
Dr Melody Ivory GE Design and Experience Centre of Excellence Dr Richard I Stephens GE Power Conversion
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Motiva tion
Increasing complexity of systems & opera tions
Legacy of “engineering-focused” HMI
Need to focus on controlling the ship
Simplify
Modernise
User experience (UX)
Guiding user experience principles
Yesterday’s lessons + today’s mariners + tomorrow’s technology
UX process
Excerpt from example persona
Redesign
Research-based console and HMI
Full screen image with text
Control redesign: Energy Efficient DP
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XY control
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20XY control in heavy weather (30 m/s wind)
Nor
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East (m)
DPNew
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Optimum heading
Minimise weather forces Limited varia tion from origina l set heading
Example estimated savings
Feedback
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Example research feedback
“I like it. It’s not intimidating to me. That’s important to me as an opera tor.”
“Minimalist approach is good.”
“Very user friendly, ergonomic and comfortable.”
“Looks fa irly simple, more so than competitors’ systems.”
“User interface works well. It’s clean and you can see info.”
“It’s and improvement on what you had. I look forward to seeing it on a ship.”
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Conclusions
40 years experience of DP + collabora tion with UX experts
Mariner-focused console and HMI
Enhances situa tional awareness
Improves opera tor comfort, safety & efficiency
Energy efficiency
Validation with users = ongoing improvement
