| Author | : Carl Sandom |
| Publisher | : IET |
| Total Pages | : 389 |
| Release | : 2004-08-13 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0863413293 |
The book discusses human factors integration methodolgy and reviews the issues that underpin consideration of key topics such as human error, automation and human reliability assesment.
| Author | : Mark R. Lehto |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 996 |
| Release | : 2007-08-30 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1410615464 |
Emphasizing customer oriented design and operation, Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers explores the behavioral, physical, and mathematical foundations of the discipline and how to apply them to improve the human, societal, and economic well being of systems and organizations. The book discusses product design, such as tools,
| Author | : Alphonse Chapanis |
| Publisher | : Wiley-Interscience |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 1996-02-27 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : |
Again, while other human factors books ignore the standards, specifications, requirements, and other work products that must be prepared by engineers, this book emphasizes the methods used to generate the human factors inputs for engineering work products, and the points in the development process where these inputs are needed.
| Author | : Neville Stanton |
| Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 657 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1409457540 |
This second edition of Human Factors Methods: A Practical Guide for Engineering and Design now presents 107 design and evaluation methods including numerous refinements to those that featured in the original. The book acts as an ergonomics methods manual, aiding both students and practitioners. Offering a 'how-to' text on a substantial range of ergonomics methods, the eleven sections represent the different categories of ergonomics methods and techniques that can be used in the evaluation and design process.
| Author | : Christopher D. Wickens |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 582 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Human engineering |
| ISBN | : 9781292022314 |
For undergraduate courses in Human-Factors Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Engineering Psychology, or Human-Factors Psychology. Offering a somewhat more psychological perspective than other human factors books on the market, this text describes the capabilities and limitations of the human operator-both physical and mental-and how these should be used to guide the design of systems with which people interact. General principles of human-system interaction and design are presented, and included are specific examples of successful and unsuccessful interactions. It links theories of human performance that underlie the principles with real-world experience, without a heavy engineering-oriented perspective.
| Author | : Janette Edmonds |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 525 |
| Release | : 2016-09-17 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0128038780 |
Human Factors in the Chemical and Process Industries: Making it Work in Practice is a comprehensive overview of human factors within this sector, focusing on the practical application. It has been written by acknowledged industry experts from the Keil Centre, which is a leading practice of chartered ergonomics and human factors specialists, chartered safety specialists, registered occupational psychologists, and registered clinical psychologists The book was inspired by the international human factors training course run by the Keil Centre with the IChemE(http://www.icheme.org/human-factors), which has reached four continents across the world. The book is written for those who want a comprehensive overview of the subject, focusing on the practical application of human factors. It has been written for safety professionals, engineers and operational disciplines within industry, and those aspiring to these disciplines, who either deal with human factors issues or any aspect of the 'human element' in their core role. The book explains what 'human factors' is about and how human factors issues are best managed from a practical perspective. It will help readers develop a greater understanding of the area and how to establish more effective solutions for human factors related issues. - Provides comprehensive coverage of the most relevant human factors within this sector, with succinct overviews of each topic - Uses case studies and practical examples to illustrate topics and explains the material in a fully accessible, easy to understand style - Written by a single team of eleven industry practitioners, drawing on the combined expertise of different human factors specialisms which are rarely comprehensively combined in a single resource
| Author | : John D. Lee |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Design |
| ISBN | : 9781539808008 |
Whether it is the car you drive or the app on your smartphone, technology has an increasingly powerful influence on you. When designed with people in mind, this influence can improve lives and productivity. This book provides a broad introduction on how to attend to the needs, capabilities, and preferences of people in the design process. We combine methods of design thinking and systems thinking to understand people's needs and evaluate whether those needs are met. This book also provides a detailed description of the capabilities and limits of people-both mental and physical-and how these can guide the design of everything from typography to teams and from data visualization to habits. The book includes: * Over 70 design principles for displays, controls, human-computer interaction, automation, and workspace layout * Integrative discussion of the research and theory underlying these guidelines, supported by over 1,000 references * Examples of successful and unsuccessful designs and exercises that link principles and theory to applications in consumer products, the workplace, and high risk-systems We hope this book will give a useful introduction to students entering the field and will also serve as a reference for researchers, engineers, and designers.
| Author | : P.A. Hancock |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 453 |
| Release | : 1987-10-01 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 0080867014 |
This book is a collection of contemporary applications of psychological insights into practical human factors issues. The topics are arranged largely according to an information processing/energetic approach to human behavior. Consideration is also given to human-computer interaction and organizational design.
| Author | : Tex Crampin |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2017-06-12 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1118307992 |
A succinct guide to a Human Factors programme of work This book provides a reference for project managers to assist in identifying the key rudiments of good Human Factors design. It is intended to be used in conjunction with an appointed Human Factors manager as part of a detailed design programme, read by all engineers and designers in order to establish a wide understanding across the whole team of the importance of Human Factors. Human Factors in Military and Industrial Control Room Design offers succinct advice, tailored for rapid injection into complex Human Factors programmes, together with applicability to any control room design, military or industrial. Applications include warship control rooms, command centres, fire and accident response centres, chemical plants, nuclear installations, oil rigs, refineries and other similar industries. Key features: A template for a thorough Human Factors programme of work. Applicability to any control room design. Aims to address operator workload and optimise system performance, comfort and safety. Can save significant costs by optimised system integration and enhanced system operation. It is advised that project managers use Human Factors in Military and Industrial Control Room Design as a template to develop a control room "Operating Philosophy" and "Human Computer Interface (HCI) Style Guide" for their own purposes within the constraints of their specific industry.
