Introduction To Humans In Engineered Systems

Download or read book Introduction to Humans in Engineered Systems written by Roger Remington and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully up-to-date coverage of human factorsengineering—plus online access to interactive demonstrationsand exercises Engineering accomplishments can be as spectacular as a moonlanding or as mundane as an uneventful drive to the local grocerystore. Their failures can be as devastating as a plane crash or amassive oil spill. Over the past decade, psychologists andengineers have made great strides in understanding how humansinteract with complex engineered systems—humanengineering. Introduction to Humans in Engineered Systems provideshistorical context for the discipline and an overview of some ofthe real-world settings in which human engineering has beensuccessfully applied, including aviation, medicine, computerscience, and ground transportation. It presents findings on thenature and variety of human-engineering environments, humancapabilities and limitations, and how these factors influencesystem performance. Important features include: Contents organized around the interaction of the human operatorwith the larger environment to guide the analysis of real-worldsituations A web-based archive of interactive demonstrations, exercises,and links to additional readings and tools applicable to a range ofapplication domains Web content customizable for focus on particular areas of studyor research