Introduction to Humans in Engineered Systems (eBook)

Roger Remington, Charles L. Folk, Deborah A. Boehm-Davis (Autoren)

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2012 | 1. Auflage
408 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
9781118332719 (ISBN)

Infos

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

Autor

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.9.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Schlagworte: Electrical & Electronics Engineering • Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik • Human Factors & Risk Assessment • Industrial Engineering • Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing • Industrielle Verfahrenstechnik • Menschliche Faktoren u. Risikobewertung • Organizational & Industrial Psychology • Produktion i. d. Industriellen Verfahrenstechnik • Psychologie • Psychologie i. d. Arbeitswelt • Psychology
• ISBN-13: 9781118332719 / 9781118332719