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Next Generation In-Situ Resource Utilization pilot excavator control room and facility design
Carstens, Deborah S. Schuler, Jason M.
Carstens, Deborah S.
Schuler, Jason M.
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Carstens, Deborah S.
Schuler, Jason M.
Schuler, Jason M.
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2025-03-07
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Autonomous systems,Control room,Display design,Lighting,Shiftwork,Space,Spradley's domain analysis,Workload
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Carstens, D. S., & Schuler, J. M. (2025). Next Generation In-Situ Resource Utilization pilot excavator control room and facility design. In Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Industry, Engineering and Management Systems (IEMS), 31, 73-88. https://doi.org/10.62704/10057/31312
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This study focused on identifying recommendations for designing the Next Generation In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Pilot Excavator (IPEx) control room and facility. This research highlights opportunities for incremental improvements across the control room's design, processes, and amenities, fostering a more efficient and supportive environment for the IPEx team. Participants consisted of IPEx control room operators who were recruited and interviewed; this resulted in 50 recommendations from the 33 open-ended questions asked of the eight participants. Spradley's domain analysis was used to code and analyze the open-ended question responses within 11 domains consisting of design considerations for IPEx displays, room layout, individual desk layout, lighting, shiftwork, shift changeover, control room employee interaction, control room environment, workload, rest area and breaks, and food area. Researchers employed an interview methodology. Spradley’s domain analysis was used to identify and further partition themes into sections called “Cover Terms.” These terms, or themes, were organized further into sub-themes called “Included Terms” for each of the 11 domains. The study implications and future research are also addressed.
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Published in SOAR: Shocker Open Access Repository by Wichita State University Libraries Technical Services, November 2025. 2025 IEMS Officers: Gamal Weheba (Conference Chair); Hesham Mahgoub (Program Chair); Dalia Mahgoub (Technical Director); Ed Sawan (Publications Editor); Wilfredo Moscoso (Proceedings Editor); Abdulaziz G. Abdulaziz (Associate Editor)
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Industry, Engineering & Management Systems Conference
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Proceedings of the 2025 IEMS Conference, v.31
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2690-3210 (print)
2690-3229 (online)
2690-3229 (online)