Introduction to Humans in Engineered Systems (eBook)

Fully up-to-date coverage of human factors
engineering--plus online access to interactive demonstrations
and exercises

Engineering accomplishments can be as spectacular as a moon
landing or as mundane as an uneventful drive to the local grocery
store. Their failures can be as devastating as a plane crash or a
massive oil spill. Over the past decade, psychologists and
engineers have made great strides in understanding how humans
interact with complex engineered systems--human
engineering.

Introduction to Humans in Engineered Systems provides
historical context for the discipline and an overview of some of
the real-world settings in which human engineering has been
successfully applied, including aviation, medicine, computer
science, and ground transportation. It presents findings on the
nature and variety of human-engineering environments, human
capabilities and limitations, and how these factors influence
system performance. Important features include:

* Contents organized around the interaction of the human operator
with the larger environment to guide the analysis of real-world
situations

* A web-based archive of interactive demonstrations, exercises,
and links to additional readings and tools applicable to a range of
application domains

* Web content customizable for focus on particular areas of study
or research