Development of a System Engineer Workstation

1987 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 1421-1424
Author(s):  
Charles J. Theisen ◽  
William J. Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Review Committee ◽  
Human Factor Engineering ◽  
System A ◽  
System Engineer

This report describes human factor engineering participation in the design of a system manager's workstation. The project entailed the integration of 6 different keyboards and a wide variety of display subsystems into a single keyboard and 5 CTR displays. Due to the complexity of the system a team approach to the design was taken which entailed instructing and guiding experts in the use of human factors principles in the development of designs. The results were well received by a review committee of system experts while being developed within an extremely time compressed schedule.

Human Factors in Interface Design

2011 ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiyang Chen ◽  
Vinai Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
User Performance ◽  
System Analysis And Design ◽  
Human Factor Engineering ◽  
Analysis And Design

This paper discusses the issues of human factors that affect interface design. It addresses the challenges that system analysts may face. It presents the strategies of incorporating human factor engineering into the process of system analysis and design. The user performance and their mental models are also discussed.

Human Factor Engineering - Agent of Change

1983 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 561-565
Author(s):  
Richard F. Kobylak
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Electronic Data Processing ◽  
Work Efficiency ◽  
Large Corporation ◽  
Human Factor Engineering ◽  
Agent Of Change

Often, organizations within a large corporation require restructuring for more efficient operations. Human Factors personnel are increasingly becoming the “Agent of Change” when reorganization or restructuring is required. The present paper describes a two-year reorganization process that resulted in the standardization of manual workflow, electronic data processing enhancement, increased work efficiency, and improvements in the quality of the work environment of an engineering organization with a major corporation.

scholarly journals INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE HUMAN FACTOR PROBLEM

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (156) ◽  
pp. 149-157
Author(s):  
G. Mygal ◽  
V. Mygal
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Main Element ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Complex Dynamic ◽  
Human Factor Engineering ◽  
Complex Dynamic Systems ◽  
Machine Interaction

Modern complex dynamic systems (transport, environmental, energy) contain a huge number of elements, which leads to many interactions between them. The consequence of this is an increase in the manifestation of the human factor in accidents and disasters. The developers of dynamic systems are little aware of the risks posed by the information and cognitive aspects of human-machine interaction. Engineering training takes place in a cer-tain separation from the human factor, does not contribute to the development of intuition, creative and critical thinking. Therefore, it is important to update the relations between disciplines on a multidisciplinary basis. When learning in the design of dynamic systems, it is necessary to take into account the risks that arise in unpredictable conditions, as well as special requirements for the psychophysiological state of a person and his admission to the performance of especially responsible work. The functioning of complex dynamic systems depends on the individ-ual characteristics of a person’s creative and critical thinking as their main element, which are formed during learning. Therefore, the human factors engineering focuses on how systems work in real conditions, with people who make mistakes. The information and cognitive aspects of human factor engineering play a key role in the safe-ty, reliability and efficiency of dynamic systems. For this, in the discipline "Human factors engineering" a unique combination of three basic ergonomic characteristics is implemented: (1) it uses the principles of a systematic ap-proach, (2) it focuses on the design of interactions and (3) it focuses on solving three closely related problems of physical, functional and information security. All this allows optimizing man-machine interaction even at the stage of designing dynamic systems. Therefore, the introduction of "Human factor engineering" will create the necessary basis for improving the quality of training of engineering specialists. Keywords: human factor, cognitive ergonomics, complex dynamic systems, human factors engineering, criti-cal thinking, structural patterns.

An Application of the HFACS Method to Aviation Accidents in Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Munene
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Flight Training ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
Aviation Accidents ◽  
Factors Analysis ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
Decision Errors

Abstract. The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) methodology was applied to accident reports from three African countries: Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. In all, 55 of 72 finalized reports for accidents occurring between 2000 and 2014 were analyzed. In most of the accidents, one or more human factors contributed to the accident. Skill-based errors (56.4%), the physical environment (36.4%), and violations (20%) were the most common causal factors in the accidents. Decision errors comprised 18.2%, while perceptual errors and crew resource management accounted for 10.9%. The results were consistent with previous industry observations: Over 70% of aviation accidents have human factor causes. Adverse weather was seen to be a common secondary casual factor. Changes in flight training and risk management methods may alleviate the high number of accidents in Africa.

scholarly journals On the Influence of Human Factors on Safety of Remotely-Controlled Merchant Vessels

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1145
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Wróbel ◽  
Mateusz Gil ◽  
Chong-Ju Chae
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
General Belief ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
Physiological Conditions ◽  
Factors Analysis ◽  
Important Barrier ◽  
Human Operators ◽  
Expert Study

With numerous efforts undertaken by both industry and academia to develop and implement autonomous merchant vessels, their safety remains an utmost priority. One of the modes of their operation which is expected to be used is a remote control. Therein, some, if not all, decisions will be made remotely by human operators and executed locally by a vessel control system. This arrangement incorporates a possibility of a human factor occurrence. To this end, a variety of factors are known in the literature along with a complex network of mutual relationships between them. In order to study their potential influence on the safety of remotely-controlled merchant vessels, an expert study has been conducted using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System-Maritime Accidents (HFACS–MA) framework. The results indicate that the most relevant for the safety of this prospective system is to ensure that known problems are properly and timely rectified and that remote operators maintain their psycho- and physiological conditions. The experts elicited have also assigned higher significance to the causal factors of active failures than latent failures, thus indicating a general belief that operators’ actions represent the final and the most important barrier against accident occurrence.

scholarly journals Defining Human Factor and Ergonomic and its related issues in Malaysia Pineapple Plantations

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 05047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Fazrina Mohamad Salleh ◽  
Ezrin Hani Sukadarin
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Risk Model ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Industrial Ergonomics ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
English Articles ◽  
Selection Of

Human factor and ergonomic has been a standardized as synonymous for a long time and has great potential to contribute in designing all kinds of systems with people. However, some opinions draw precisely distinctions among these terms. Numerous studies have been conducted in their attempt to understand the concept of human factor and ergonomic. The meaning of each term must be clearly understood before using them in any research to understand how human beings interact with surroundings. So, this paper seeks to review the definition of human factor and ergonomic. English articles and books dated as far 1970 were compiled from Taylor and Francis Online, Google Scholar and Science Direct. The keywords used in the selection of the articles are human factors, human factors engineering, ergonomics, industrial ergonomics, reviews, definition, difference and risk factors. A risk model related to each term is also provided to have more understanding towards it. Based on the finding of the literature review of human factor and ergonomic issue in pineapple plantation were explore and are categorized accordingly.

Outline of the Human Factor Elements Evident with Pervasive Computers

2011 ◽  
pp. 330-342
Author(s):  
Genevieve Watson
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Human Machine Interface ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Machine Interface ◽  
Human Factors Research

Pervasive computers cover many areas of both our working and personal lives. This chapter investigates this phenomenon through the human factors impacts, particularly in aviation. This chapter gives a brief introduction to pervasive computers and how they interact with aviation human factors research. Further, it follows the discussion on how pervasive computers have permeated into an integral part of the aviation industry by reviewing the specific issues of cockpit automation and the human-machine interface in the aircraft cockpit.

Incremental transformation: Success from farming system synergy

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A Kirkegaard
Keyword(s):  
Farming Systems ◽  
Wheat Plant ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
System A ◽  
Agriculture And Food

Those not immediately involved in managing a dryland farm sustainably in a risky water-limited environment such as Australia may think a comparison with rocket science a bit of a stretch. But if the level of challenge, the importance to humanity, the long-term multidisciplinary team approach and planning required, and the level of uncertainty inherent in the pursuit are measures, then I think the comparison is warranted. The importance of the farming systems agronomy research that has supported agriculture and food security in Australia and globally since William Farrer’s time perhaps receives less public attention than some other science areas such as genetics, genomics, or digital agriculture—indeed, agriculture is now literally “rocket science” as satellite-guided machines and sensors gather volumes of data about the soils, plants, and weather on farms at scales and speeds hitherto impossible. Yet despite spectacular advances in individual genetic or management technologies, few have been singularly transformational. Rather significant productivity improvements generally arise when a combination of technologies, often old and new are integrated and synergize in specific ways within a system—a process here termed incremental transformation. William Farrer himself was clearly aware of this fact, as this article shows, he placed as much importance on maintaining the fertility of the soil in which he grew wheat as on improving the wheat plant itself. This article first provides some background to Farrer and on his interests in Genotype × Environment × Management (G × E × M) interactions (though he certainly did not use that terminology). It then describes some examples from my own research teams, to demonstrate the ongoing impact that arises from research to capture synergies from new genetics and improved management in the pursuit of incremental transformation.

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