Human Factors in Simple and Complex Systems, Second Edition

✍ Scribed by Proctor, Robert W.; Zandt, Trisha Van

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 656
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Historical Foundations of Human FactorsHistorical Foundations of Human FactorsResearch Methods in Human FactorsReliability and Human Error in SystemsHuman Information Processing Perceptual Factors and Their ApplicationsVisual PerceptionPerception of Objects in the WorldHearing, Proprioception, and the Chemical Senses Display of Visual, Auditory, and Tactual Information Cognitive Factors and Their ApplicationsAttention and the Assessment of Mental Workload Retention and Comprehension of Information Solving Problems and Making Decisions Experts and Expert Systems Action Factors and Their Applica. Read more...

Abstract: Historical Foundations of Human FactorsHistorical Foundations of Human FactorsResearch Methods in Human FactorsReliability and Human Error in SystemsHuman Information Processing Perceptual Factors and Their ApplicationsVisual PerceptionPerception of Objects in the WorldHearing, Proprioception, and the Chemical Senses Display of Visual, Auditory, and Tactual Information Cognitive Factors and Their ApplicationsAttention and the Assessment of Mental Workload Retention and Comprehension of Information Solving Problems and Making Decisions Experts and Expert Systems Action Factors and Their Applica

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Front cover
Contents
Preface
Authors
Part I: Historical Foundations of Human Factors
Chapter 1: Historical Foundations of Human Factors
Chapter 2: Research Methods in Human Factors
Chapter 3: Reliability and Human Errorin Systems
Chapter 4: Human Information Processing
Part II: Perceptual Factors and Their Applications
Chapter 5: Visual Perception
Chapter 6: Perception of Objectsin the World
Chapter 7: Hearing, Proprioception,and the Chemical Senses
Chapter 8: Display of Visual, Auditory,and Tactual Information
Part III Cognitive Factors and Their Applications Chapter 9: Attention and the Assessment of Mental WorkloadChapter 10: Retention and Comprehension of Information
Chapter 11: Solving Problems and Making Decisions
Chapter 12: Experts and Expert Systems
Part IV Action Factors and Their Applications
Chapter 13: Response Selection and Principles of Compatibility
Chapter 14: Control of Movement and Learning of Motor Skill
Chapter 15: Controls and Controlling Actions
Part V: Environmental Factors and Their Applications
Chapter 16: Anthropometrics and Workspace Design
Chapter 17: Environmental Ergonomics Chapter 18: Human Resource Management and MacroergonomicsChapter 19: Practice of Human Factors
Appendix 2: Values of log2 n and -p log2 p
Glossary
References
Back cover

✦ Subjects

Human engineering. Systems engineering.