Rapid Prototyping and the Human Factors Engineering Process

Abstract

Rapid prototyping of conventional user-machine interfaces offers the possibility of putting the human operator "in the loop" without the effort and cost associated with conventional simulation. Advocates of rapid prototyping suggest that it is compatible with conventional systems development techniques. It is not clear, however, exactly how rapid prototyping could be used in relation to conventional human factors engineering analyses. An investigation of the use of the VAPS rapid prototyping system was therefore carried out in six companies. The results show that a variety of analytical approaches can be used to initiate rapid prototyping. Overall, it appears that rapid prototyping facilitates an iterative approach to the development of the user-machine interface, and that is most applicable to the early stages of systems development, rather than to detailed design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 29, 2016
Accession Number
AD1005204

Entities

People

  • David Beevis
  • Gaetan St Denis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Panels
  • Engineering
  • High Resolution
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Human-Computer Interfaces
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Product Prototyping
  • Prototypes
  • Simulations
  • Software Prototyping
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Two Dimensional
  • Virtual Prototyping

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Systems Analysis and Design