23MEE307-HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE DESIGN (Class A & B)

Human Machine Interface (HMI) is an emerging field that studies the design and interaction between humans and computer-based systems. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of how users communicate with machines through various interface types, including graphical and control-based systems. It introduces human information processing, interaction styles, and interface design strategies using conceptual models and real-world web applications.

The course also covers essential HMI elements such as hardware and software selection, system communication, PLC integration, and graphical screen development with security and event-based controls. It emphasizes human factors like perception, memory, and cognition, including models such as the Human Processor and principles like Fitts Law, Hick’s Law, and the Power Law.

Further, it explores human–machine cooperation, supervisory control, and integrated modeling frameworks used in automation systems. The final part focuses on interactive design processes, usability engineering, prototyping, and evaluation techniques, ensuring the development of efficient, user-friendly, and reliable HMI systems.