Developing an Optimized UI for Traffic Incident Managers

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2018-09-01
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Helgerson, Andrina
Walton, Jamiahus
Loya, Celia
Kawell, Christopher
Atwell, Katherine
Monaghan, Quinn
Ahuja, Lakshay
Hassan, Hesham
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Sharma, Anuj
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Gilbert, Stephen
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Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
The Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering teaches the design, analysis, and improvement of the systems and processes in manufacturing, consulting, and service industries by application of the principles of engineering. The Department of General Engineering was formed in 1929. In 1956 its name changed to Department of Industrial Engineering. In 1989 its name changed to the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering.
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Computer ScienceCivil, Construction and Environmental EngineeringVirtual Reality Applications CenterPsychologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Systems EngineeringInstitute for TransportationComputer ScienceInstitute for Transportation
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Traffic Incident Managers (TIMs) coordinate first responders and help resolve traffic-related incidents. Currently, some use over fifteen different software applications with unique functionalities across three monitors to manage incidents, leading to redundant data entry, unnecessary task switching, and delayed responses. 40 hours of TIMs’ screens were recorded during their normal work hours at the Iowa Department of Transportation (DoT). The resulting task analysis from these videos greatly influenced the design of a simplified, web-based, user interface (UI) prototype. The new UI offers a 42.9% reduction in the steps required to manage an incident by combining the functionality of the fifteen different applications used in the existing system into a single, structured UI. This research approach offers a UI model to other DoTs that can lead to faster and more effective incident management.

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This is a manuscript of a proceeding published as Helgerson, Andrina, Jamiahus Walton, Celia Loya, Christopher Kawell, Katherine Atwell, Quinn Monaghan, Lakshay Ahuja, Hesham Hassan, Stephen B. Gilbert, and Anuj Sharma. "Developing an Optimized UI for Traffic Incident Managers." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 62, no. 1 (2018): 292-296. DOI: 10.1177%2F1541931218621067. Posted with permission.

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