A Systematic Approach to Human Factors Measurement

Abstract

This paper discusses the following ideas: (1) The further development of human factors requires continuing examination of its basic concepts, (2) There is a discordance between the products of human factors research and their effective application in system development and operation, (3) The system concept is the heart of our theoretical structure, (4) Human factors is a system-oriented discipline because it is the study and application of factors affecting personnel performance in manned systems, and (5) A system is an organization in which the individual elements work together purposefully to produce an output which the individual element can not produce by itself. The systems approach to a variety of areas of human factors research is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA132423

Entities

People

  • David Meister

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Employment
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Information Processing
  • Military Science
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Trainees

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  • Systems Analysis and Design