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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Human Factors Engineering"”.
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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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Integrating Safety, Security and Human Factors Engineering in Rail Infrastructure Design and Evaluation.
… rail infrastructure is built around safety and human factors, but one important factor which has less attention is cyber security. In order to satisfy the security needs of rail stakeholders, there is a need to put together knowledge in the form of design framework by combining safety and human …
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The Solipsism of Daily Experience and the Unequal Body: The Social Construction of Ableness
… where discourses and practices created by Human-Factors Engineering compile knowledge based on the assumption that the able body is the norm. This knowledge is then employed in the fabrication of everyday items. Through an examination of theoretical perspectives on impaired bodies, a …
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Modular Human-in-the-loop Design Framework Based on Human Factors
Human-in-the-loop design framework introduced in this dissertation utilizes Digital Human Modeling (DHM) to incorporate Human Factors Engineering (HFE) design principles early in design process. It embodies scientific methods (e.g., mathematics) and artistic approaches (e.g., visualization) to …
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Safety in Hospital Medication Administration Applying STAMP Processes
… outside traditional medical fields, including human factors engineering and systems design. This thesis lays the foundation to advance quality hospital healthcare for patients and providers by reducing hospital medication errors and enhancing hospital safety practices using STAMP techniques. A …
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Network home office
… office project design is based upon a systems engineering model in the context of the life cycle. This design allows Lockheed Martin Corporation employees the opportunity to work at home and communicate with the program network at the site office via computer. The network home office provides …
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Systems Engineering Design of an Electronically Interactive Application for Runway Incursion Prevention
… device-based. It was designed using the Systems Engineering approach, following Human Factors Engineering principles to make this application user-friendly and to provide optimized human machine interaction. A model-based Systems Engineering software-CORE was utilized to manage the system …
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A Macroergonomics Path to Human-centered, Adaptive Buildings
Human-building relationships impact everyone in industrialized society. We spend approximately 90% of our lives in the built environment. Buildings have a large impact on the environment; consuming 20% of worldwide energy (40% of U.S. energy) annually. Buildings are complex systems, yet …
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A module for employing human systems integration into the Rapid Equipping Force (REF)
… materiel solutions. To address the need for a Human Systems Integration analysis method, the authors developed an Assessment Based Rapid Acquisition HSI Analysis Tool (ABRAHAM) capable of generating tailored surveys and evaluating these surveys for unacceptable risks to Soldiers. To validate …
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Caution: Line-of-Sight in ICU Designs
… Coupling the line-of-sight with the field of human factors engineering may be the next major influence to subsequent generations of healthcare construction. </p>
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Effects of color CRT misconvergence and font type on text readability and subjective preference
… is a problem with this technology that deserves human factors engineering consideration. The purpose of this research was as follows: (1) to determine the effects of misconvergence type and amount and font type on reading performance (time required and errors made), (2) to determine the effects …
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Design and Testing of a Quick-Connect Wheelchair Power Add-On Unit
… add-on unit (PAU) has been developed at the Human Factors Engineering Center of Virginia Tech. The objective of the new invention is to provide an inexpensive, highly portable product which can quickly convert a manual wheelchair into a power-operated wheelchair. This dissertation details the …
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Advisory and alarm stimuli optimization for a drowsy driver detection system
… investigated. Eight graduate students in the Human Factors Engineering program at Virginia Tech volunteered as subjects. Subjects drove the automobile simulator throughout the experimental session. Data were collected using subjective opinion, paired comparisons, and effectiveness ratings. …
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Operator task analysis of a shipboard electronic warfare system
… to evaluate an electronic warfare system from a human factors engineering perspective. The evaluation began by looking at the top-level system requirements and included a functional analysis of critical components of the man-machine interface. Once a critical operator task was identified, two …
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Systems Theoretic Process Analysis of Sociotechnical Systems
… that facilitate safe interactions between humans and technology is not a simple task. System designers must consider not only the constraints of the technical components but also human requirements throughout the entire system. However, accidents in modern systems continue to prove that …
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Role of Driver Hearing in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation: An Evaluation of the FHWA Hearing Requirement
… on topics related to hearing and driving, a human factors engineering approach was used to evaluate the appropriateness of this hearing requirement, the methods currently specified to test drivers' hearing, and the appropriate hearing levels required. Task analysis, audiometry, dosimetry, …
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Technologies of the operator : engineering the pilot in the U.S. and Japan, 1930-1960
… examines the assemblage of scientific knowledge, engineering practices, measuring instruments, and civilian and military institutions in the U.S. and Japan that went into the construction of the machine operator as a historically situated category of person in the midtwentieth century. Over the …
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Using object process methodology to develop interfaces and smart electronic procedures for simulated telerobotic operations
… (OPM; ISO 19540) from the field of system engineering as an alternative to the Task Analysis (TA) methods traditionally used in human factors engineering (HFE)? A NASA sponsored EP development project provided the opportunity to investigate. HFE traditionally supports analysis and design by …
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The Development and Pilot Test of a Shortened Systematic Review Format For Use By Physicians
… a heuristic evaluation by an expert in human factors engineering (a usability inspection method), and a review of the clinical content in the prototypes. Iterative focus groups were then conducted with physicians who provided input on the refinement of the two prototypes. Their feedback …
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Improving Access to Computer Displays: Readability for Visually Impaired Users
In the field of human factors engineering the issue of how to present electronic text to people has been studied intensely for over 35 years. However, one major consideration that has largely been overlooked in these studies is how visual impairments affect reading of computer text. Specifically, …
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