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Understanding how train dispatchers manage and control trains: A cognitive task analysis of a distributed team planning task

Sub-domain:

Train dispatchers

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Application(s):

Technology, Training

Publication Year:

1999

Lead Author:

Emilie M. Roth

Description:

Cognitive task analysis conducted to examine how experienced railroad dispatchers manage track use. Researchers interviewed experienced train dispatchers that produced implications for communications technologies and dispatcher training.

Full Reference:

Roth, E. M., Malsch, N., Multer, J., & Coplen, M. (1999). Understanding how train dispatchers manage and control trains: A cognitive task analysis of a distributed team planning task. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 43(3),

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