Human Characteristics and Measures in Systems Design

Abstract

The human features prominently in the design of manned systems. However, engineering curricula do not typically address mental and physical characteristics of the human. Without this knowledge, design engineers do not have the tools to quantify the characteristics of the human and therefore often neglect the centrality of the human to systems design. Such human characteristics must be taken into account in the design, testing, and implementation of new technology and are central to human systems integration (HSI).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA591318

Entities

People

  • J. J. Crowson Jr.
  • Jennifer M. Narkevicius
  • Nita L. Miller

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Ear
  • Engineers
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Medical Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Situational Awareness
  • Systems Engineering
  • Task Performance And Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.