An introduction to human factors engineering

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An introduction to human factors engineering

Christopher D. Wickens ... [et al.]

Pearson Prentice Hall, c2004

2nd ed., international ed

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Previous edition published by Addison Wesley Longman

Includes bibliographical references (p. 507-571) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Human Factors. 2. Research Methods. 3. Design and Evaluation Methods. 4. Visual Sensory System. 5. Auditory, Tactile, and Vestibular System. 6. Cognition. 7. Decision Making. 8. Displays. 9. Controls. 10. Engineering Anthropometry and Workspace Design. 11. Biomechanics at Work. 12. Work Physiology. 13. Stress and Workload. 14. Safety, Accidents, and Human Error. 15. Human-Computer Interaction. 16. Automation. 17. Transportation Human Factors. 18. Selection and Training. 19. Social Factors.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA79456656
  • ISBN
    • 0131229176
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Upper Saddle River, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 587 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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