Book description
Fully up-to-date coverage of human factors engineeringÂ-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 systemsÂ-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
ROGER W. REMINGTON is a professor and Vice-Chancellor's
Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at The University of
Queensland. DEBORAH A. BOEHM-DAVIS is a University Professor in
the Department of Psychology and Associate Dean in the College of
Humanities and Social Sciences at George Mason University. CHARLES
L. FOLK is a professor in the Department of Psychology and
Director of the Cognitive Science Program at Villanova University.
