Human Engineering Design Criteria. The Value of Obsolete Standards and Guides.

Abstract

Careful assessment of the origin and intent of design provisions can take on added importance in light of current policies within the Department of Defense regarding tailoring of specifications and standards and reduction of interpretation stringency where marginal benefits of a standard requirement cannot rationalize cost-effective application to system needs. This report shows how tracing human engineering design criteria to determine validity and applicability, as developed from its sources, could become a useful technique and how the ancestors of current human engineering standards take on some value. The development of the current military standard for human engineering is also described. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA065768

Entities

People

  • Gerald Chaikin

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Craft
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Design Criteria
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Materials
  • Military Standards
  • Standards
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicle Equipment
  • Vehicles
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

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  • Computer Science.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics