@inproceedings{432,
  abstract     = {{The trend of increasing technological complexity of machines mainly correlates with the integration of additional functions in machines. Increasing functionality  of  the  machines  leads  to  an  increased  number  of  control  
elements, which limits the clarity of the machine operation and leads to higher cognitive demands in the machine operation. Due to the growing functional range of production machines the demand of usability  for  the  operating  systems  continues  to  grow.  The  selection  and design  of  icons  for  the  identification of controls  contributes  significantly  to usability, especially for intuitive operation of production machines.  
The  aim  of  this  study  is  to  investigate  the  intuitive  usability  of  production machines,  to  consider  its  use  of  graphical  elements  (icons)  and  to  derive recommendations  for  a  demand-oriented  selection  and  design  of  icons.  To achieve  this  goal,  laboratory  studies at  five  modern  production  machines (laser  sintering  machine,  CNC  universal  lathe,  plastic  injection  molding machine,  laser  processing  machine,  woodworking  machine)  -  each  with different operating concept - were performed. The  results  of  the  study  show  that  the  used  symbols  in  the  examined machines  are  only  limited  self-explanatory  and  intuitive,  and  thus  have significant deficits for easy and intuitive operation. Especially the combination of screens and electronic keys or switches was often criticized and leads to uncertainty in the operation. As a result, recommendations for the design of icons on production machines are given. }},
  author       = {{Riediger, Daniel and Hinrichsen, Sven and Schlee, Alexander}},
  booktitle    = {{Production Engineering and Management}},
  editor       = {{Villmer, Franz-Josef and Padoano, Elio}},
  isbn         = {{978-3-941645-11-0}},
  keywords     = {{Usability, production mach ine, icons, usability, hum an-machine compatibility}},
  location     = {{Trieste}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{123--130}},
  publisher    = {{Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe}},
  title        = {{{Ergonomic Design of Graphical Control Elements on Production Machines}}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}