Human Factors Technologies: Past Promises, Future Issues.

Abstract

This position paper discusses what the author views as major issues confronting the human factors profession. The small size of the human factors work force, relative to the hardware/software engineering work force, is fundamental to the several issues discussed: How can we generate leverage? How can we use computer technologies ot make a leveraged impact on design? How can we construct or generate applicable data and databases for the computer-based leverage we need? The paper addresses the resolution of these issues with some specific examples. Keywords: computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, engineering psychology, human engineering, human factors technologies, man-machine interaction, system designs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA174761

Entities

People

  • Earl A. Alluisi

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Resources
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Economics
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design