Important aspects of alarm systems based on human factors, engineering, and experimental psychology literature
| Aspect | Description |
|---|---|
| Sensory | Ability to be detected and discriminated from other sensory signals and background |
| Information | Ability to unambiguously convey what was detected in the world |
| Attention | Ability to redirect attention, keeping up with the tempo of the world |
| Cognitive | Ability to infer what is truly abnormal and/or unexpected |
| Workload | Sensitivity to current mental workload and ability to support task prioritisation |
| Advisory | Ability to assess situation and advise or cross-check future actions |