Author(s)

J.O. Miiller & E. Schnieder

Abstract

Novel computer based display designs for visualisation of high speed trains operation based on a fictive maglev-network are proposed. In order to find optimal solutions, only human factors such as mental capacity, visual system and information processing capability are considered. The proposed designs allow a dispatcher to quickly assess a real situation and to find a good disposition. 1 Introduction In the early days of train traffic, the speed of trains was low and dispatching time not a critical aspect. Time-travel diagrams plotted by hand on a sheet of paper were a very convenient tool for dispatcher's decision making. Later on, computers were used to support the decision making by calculating time-travel diagrams and drawing them on a d

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