HUMAN FACTORS TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED IN DERIVING PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS IN WEAPON SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.

Abstract

The study comprised a determination of the applicability of available human factors techniques to the first stages of the Naval Weapon Systems Development cycle. Human factors requirements were specified for the Operational Requirements Stage, the System Planning Stage, and the System Design Stage. The appropriateness of various human factors techniques for the analysis, synthesis, and description of these requirements was then determined by judging the relative efficiency with which each technique satisfied each requirement. The final result of the study indicated that, during the Operational Requirements Stage, the optimal technique is the successive utilization of functional flows and operational sequence diagrams (OSD). In the System Planning Stage successive use of the operational sequence diagrams (OSD) and task analysis/OSD is recommended, in the System Design Stage the task analysis/OSD technique is judged optimal. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0663585

Entities

People

  • David S. Gloss
  • John W. Eberhard
  • Thomas B. Malone

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Efficiency
  • Sequences
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.