Human Factors Engineering
Chandler A. Phillips
Wright State University, Department of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Dayton, Ohio
Search for more papers by this authorDaniel W. Repperger
Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
Search for more papers by this authorDavid B. Reynolds
Wright State University, Department of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Dayton, Ohio
Search for more papers by this authorChandler A. Phillips
Wright State University, Department of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Dayton, Ohio
Search for more papers by this authorDaniel W. Repperger
Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
Search for more papers by this authorDavid B. Reynolds
Wright State University, Department of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Dayton, Ohio
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Human Factors Engineering (HFE) is that discipline of engineering concerned with the analysis, design, and development of human-technological systems in which the primary emphasis is to improve or optimize system performance by considering the human's capabilities and limitations in the system. HFE uses the fundamental engineering sciences to provide the mathematical and analytical methods necessary to implement human factors applications. This chapter describes the applications of HFE to ergonomic engineering practice with specific examples from biomechanics, bioelectronics, and biothermodynamics. The chapter concludes with the application of human control engineering for evaluating the tradeoff in equipment design and human operator capabilities.
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