An Advanced Prototyping Tool for Human Factors Design.
Abstract
Modern equipment has placed new demands on human factors because of more complex machine/computer functions and increased speed demands. The human operator must interface with mechanical systems, computer software, artificial feedback effects, and other humans. There is a need for a formal, explicity defined methodology that can be used to model all of these interfaces within one context. This report describes a methodology that satisfies this need. This is a decompositional methodology that is general enough to include all system interactions, including machine effects and psychological characteristics of a human operator. The methodology is also rigorous enough to identify gaps and inadequacies to the user. Its foundation is the USE.IT methodology was not created under this effort, its application and demonstration to human factors problems did originate in this effort. An interactive intercom system, a body motion modeling task involving walking and lifting, and a human operator interacting with a radio to keep it tuned are included as examples.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA187290
Entities
People
- Thomas V. Brown