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Showing 1 to 20 of 633 for “"Human Factors"”.
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Human factors and team performance
Contains fulltext : 162528.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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The disabled pedestrian: human factors.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1974. M.C.P.
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Human factors engineering in sonar visual displays
… a single display presents hardware, software and human factors problems. This thesis focuses on human factors issues associated with the display of information which could enhance the pilot's efficiency of performance. Background information on human factors engineering, 3-D computer graphics …
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Human factors for the undergraduate aviation student
… a prescriptive constructive curriculum to teach Human Factors for Undergraduate Aviation Students. The prescriptive aspect of the curriculum is meant to support the instructor, not meant to infringe on academic freedom. Assignments and reading expectations are aligned with industry objectives and …
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Human Factors in Automotive Crime and Security
Als vor 120 Jahren, am 5. August 1888, Bertha Benz eine 106 Kilometer lange Fahrt mit dem Prototypenfahrzeug ihres Mannes Carl Benz unternahm legte sie den Grundstein für die erste Überlandfahrt mit einem Benzinautomobil überhaupt. Damit trug sie wesentlich zum Abbau von Vorurteilen in der …
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Validation of the Human Factors Satisfaction Questionnaire
… was to gather evidence of the validity of the Human Factors Satisfaction Questionnaire (HFSQ) in order to provide a tool with which employees' preceptions of several elements of their physical work environments can be measured. The physical work environment and its relationship to both …
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Human factors and safety for seniors who cook
Maintaining independence as people age is an important factor which contributes to prolonging physical and emotional health. Preparing meals is one of these daily activities that becomes increasingly difficult and can contribute to loss of independence. For this project, research was done on the …
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The human factors associated with responding to emergency vehicles
… vehicles (Grant, 2010) to examine psychological factors involved with motorists’ responses to emergency vehicles. A construct validity approach was used to develop a scale through which a larger representative sample could be assessed. A qualitative study with emergency service drivers and …
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Human factors approach towards improving readability of bus schedules
Due to an increasing concern over the readability of existing bus schedules of a public transportation agency the schedule format was redesigned. Two prototype schedules were designed based on the gathered information from the literature survey, focus group meetings and data from other public …
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A human factors evaluation of selected touch entry devices
Five commercially available touch entry devices (TEDs) were the subject of a four-phase comprehensive assessment. Phase I consisted of the quantification of CRT-TED optical quality involving photometric measurements. Phase II involved the measurement and analysis of interactive operator performance …
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A human factors evaluation of current touch entry technologies
This research was part of a program sponsored by the Army Electronics Research and Development Command. The program goals are to develop a generic input/output device based on a 4- x 8-in electroluminescent flat panel display coupled with a touch sensitive input device. The primary purpose of this …
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Adaptive Brake By Wire: From Human Factors to Adaptive Implementation
… Thanks to electromechanical actuators and human-machine interfaces (i.e. active pedal) it is possible to reproduce such feelings and, therefore, arbitrarily change their features. In this way it will be possible to customize the pedal feelings and the vehicle deceleration needed depending …
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Study of Human Factors Variables in Battle Outcome Prediction Models
… and speculation surrounding the use of human performance related factors as additional inputs to battle simulation models to improve their accuracy. However there is no conclusive scientific evidence which shows that these factors do make a significant difference. This study investigates …
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The human factors of computer input using a mouse device
This thesis investigates how people select items from a computer display using the mouse input device. The term computer mouse refers to a class of input devices which share certain features, but these may have different characteristics which influence the ways in which people use the device. …
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Human factors in secure and non-abusive machine learning systems
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms
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Transfer passenger needs at airports : human factors in terminal design
… how present airport terminal environments affect human behavior; 2) what are the physical characteristics and consequences of terminal design on transfer passengers; 3) how can a broader approach to the design of terminals with passengers in mind be applied. Current terminal design solutions have …
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Software design: communication between human factors engineers and software developers
… easy to use. It has been suggested that adding human factors engineers (HFEs) to software development teams would help software development companies meet these user demands. However, there are qualitative data which suggest that software developers (80s) and HFEs do not communicate well with …
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A Human Factors Approach for Identifying Latent Failures in Healthcare Settings
… research was to assess the utility of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS), a tool that has historically been used reactively to look at accidents and incidents, for classifying observational data from various healthcare venues.</p> <p>METHOD: Three studies are …
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