TXnMA
ding ding ding! We have a winner.
You should never put critical systems in the hands of a software GUI.
Poor software design, not poor technology.
They can’t make it work as well as the ordering kiosk at McD’s?
I despise touchscreens.
Somebody’s lying, when they say bridge design is uncontrolled. There are government approved manuals, specifications, corporate operations manuals submitted to the govt for approval, all before the first check is cut!@ What do you think those Plant Representative Offices, such as navpro, mean?
I wish they’d do this with car radios and most everything else.
And if I was the pope, I’d outlaw the color black for use on electronic and household applicances. Can’t see the labels.
Knobs. Physical switches. Buttons. Large.
TXnMA
“The step-back in technology will give sailors more tactile feedback and remove the ambiguity and uncertainty ...”
Characterization of this as a “step-back” is a big part of the reason they got to this mess in the first place.
Believing complicated controls and screens are better than simple controls that have been proven to work FOR DECADES is characteristic of the techno-fool mentality that can’t leave well enough alone.
The Techno-twit thinks that controls constantly have to be the most modern, woke, cool, high-tech, advanced, disruptive, transformative, innovative...
Instead, all you get is overcomplicated crap that some millenial idiot thinks is an improvement.
The whole idea of multiple stations having access to maneuvering controls at the same time is appalling.
Nothing like good old-fashioned mechanical systems.
I call bulls**t. The touch screens were designed by geeks for geeks. What they need is for the designers to work with the users and listen to them. The fighter pilots seem to have touch screen technology figured out or else they’d be falling out of the sky. Its just a matter of identifying the problem and applying a good fix, which the Navy is avoiding.
The problem is lack of training. I ensured my guys were drilled on steering casualties almost every time we trained. They knew the system inside and out, and could isolate and configure around virtually any casualty, both in training and actual casualties. There is a reason we have so much redundancy in steering systems. Loss of steering is dangerous! Not knowing how it works is no excuse.
This thread might be of interest to you.
‘unnecessarily complex’
They want stupid people to be able to operate all the systems of a modern warship. /s
I have to use a knuckle on touchscreens. My fingers aren’t effective. It’s very annoying.
If you want it done right stay away from touch screens
Touchscreen controls work best when you can press “reset” from the couch in mommy’s basement when the game doesn’t go your way and it’s time to start over.
I see implications for Electric Cars
