Preliminary Investigation of Workload on Intrastate Bus Traffic Controllers

International Engineering Research and Innovation Symposium

Bin, Teo Yen^1 ; Azlis-Sani, Jalil^1 ; Yunos, Muhammad Nur Annuar Mohd^1 ; Ismail, S.M. Sabri S.M.^2 ; Tajedi, Noor Aqilah Ahmad^2

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia^1

R and D, Project Development Division, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, Wisma Monorail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^2

关键词: Bus traffic;    Daily routines;    Direct impact;    Linear relationships;    Malaysia;    Mental process;    NASA-TLX;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/160/1/012017/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/160/1/012017

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The daily routine of bus traffic controller which involves high mental processes would have a direct impact on the level of workload. To date, the level of workload on the bus traffic controllers in Malaysia is relatively unknown. Excessive workload on bus traffic controllers would affect the control and efficiency of the system. This paper served to study the workload on bus traffic controllers and justify the needs to conduct further detailed research on this field. The objectives of this research are to identify the level of workload on the intrastate bus traffic controllers. Based on the results, recommendations will be proposed for improvements and future studies. The level of workload for the bus traffic controllers is quantified using questionnaire adapted from NASA TLX. Interview sessions were conducted for validation of workload. Sixteen respondents were involved and it was found that the average level of workload based on NASA TLX was 6.91. It was found that workload is not affected by gender and marital status. This study also showed that the level of workload and working experience of bus traffic controllers has a strong positive linear relationship. This study would serve as a guidance and reference related to this field. Since this study is a preliminary investigation, further detailed studies could be conducted to obtain a better comprehension regarding the bus traffic controllers.