Human Performance Modeling

Bringing together human factors information from many domains, this book integrates a common body of knowledge into one single volume. It provides the background information necessary to acquire a core knowledge base and a much-needed overview of human factors within the maritime domain. The authors..

Drawing on his 44 years of pilot experience and 31 years as a professor of psychology and human factors engineering, the author addresses the questions of how to apply sound human factors principles to the training of pilots and to flying. He takes a positive approach to the subject, focusing on saf..

An in-depth guide to solving human factors challenges in the development process, Human Factors Methods for Design provides design and human factors professionals, systems engineers, and research and development managers with the orientation, process, and methods to perform ergonomics research. The ..

Taking an integrated, systems approach to human performance issues on the flight deck of the modern airliner, this book describes the inter-relationships between the various application areas of human factors, recognising that the human contribution to the operation of an airliner does not fall into..

Human Performance Measures Handbook has long been the foundational reference in its field. Reflecting a wider range and scope, the second edition, newly named Human Performance, Workload, and Situational Awareness Measures Handbook covers the basics of measurement and provides summaries of over 100 ..

This offers authoritative guidance on whole-body vibration, hand-arm vibration, and motion sickness. It addresses vibration measurements and standards; introduces wave theory, vibration classification, and vibration axes; and analyzes vibration measurement topics including measurement flow, human vi..

A synthesis of recent research and developments on intelligent adaptive systems from the HF (human factors) and HCI (human-computer interaction) domains, this book provides integrated design guidance and recommendations for researchers and system developers. It addresses a recognized lack of integra..

In this book the author applies contemporary error theory to the needs of investigators and of anyone attempting to understand why someone made a critical error, how that error led to an incident or accident, and how to prevent such errors in the future. Students and investigators of human error wil..

Looking Ahead..

This text guides the reader through the many forms of shiftwork, adopting a broad definition as being any regularly-taken employment outside the "day working window" 06.00 to 18.00. The experiences of shiftworkers are described, along with those..

Multiple Task Performance..

Providing coverage of all aspects of physical muscle strength, this book explains the general determinants of muscle strength, such as gender, age, and muscle type. It illustrates the physical manifestation in the context of the theoretical background, delineates the protocols, techniques, and devic..