Detailansicht
Introduction to Humans in Engineered Systems
eBook
ISBN/EAN: 9781118329955
Umbreit-Nr.: 3985249
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 408 S., 6.39 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 27.08.2012
Auflage: 1/2012
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p><b>Fully up-to-date coverage of human factors engineering—plus online access to interactive demonstrations and exercises</b></p><p>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.</p><p><i>Introduction to Humans in Engineered Systems</i> 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:</p><ul><li>Contents organized around the interaction of the human operator with the larger environment to guide the analysis of real-world situations</li><li>A web-based archive of interactive demonstrations, exercises, and links to additional readings and tools applicable to a range of application domains</li><li>Web content customizable for focus on particular areas of study or research</li></ul>
- Autorenportrait
- <p><b>ROGER W. REMINGTON</b> is a professor and Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland.<b>DEBORAH A. BOEHM-DAVIS</b> is a University Professor in the Department of Psychology and Associate Dean in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at George Mason University.<b>CHARLES L. FOLK</b> is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Cognitive Science Program at Villanova University.</p>