1. Human Factors: Understanding People-System Relationships
Dr. Laura Moody

2. What is Human Factors Engineering?
Applying knowledge of human abilities, limitations, and other characteristics to the design of tools, machines, systems, tasks, jobs, and environments for safe, comfortable, and effective human use.
Terminology:
Ergonomics
Human factors
Human-machine systems design
Human-centered design
Etc.
November 18, 2018
IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody

3. Background: History of Human Factors
EARLY DAYS …
LATER …
NOW …
UNDERSTANDING COMPLEXITY
PERVASIVE HUMAN FACTORS
November 18, 2018
IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody

4. The Designer’s Dilemma
November 18, 2018
IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody

5. Modern Human Factors Understands That …
PEOPLE USE TECHNOLOGY …
TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS …
IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
November 18, 2018
IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody

6. Some Areas of HF Research and Design
Physical ergonomics
Work design
Cognitive ergonomics
Human-machine systems design
Environmental design
Aesthetics
Emotion
Affective design
November 18, 2018
IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody

7. Human Factors Courses at Mercer
ISE 311: Ergonomics and Work Measurement (Spring)
Physical ergonomics (anthropometry, biomechanics, etc.)
Design of workspaces, work methods, and environments
Measurement of work
ISE 412: Human Factors Engineering (Fall)
HF research methods
User, task, and system modeling
Human cognition (perception, memory, decision making, etc.)
Complex system design, HCI, etc.
November 18, 2018
IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody

8. IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody
A FEW EXAMPLES …
November 18, 2018
IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody

9. Keyboard Height for a Standing Workstation
Define the target population
Who will be using the workstation?
What percentage of the population will you accommodate?
Select an anthropometric database
Use or derive the necessary dimensions
Design the workstation
Test and evaluate
November 18, 2018
IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody

10. Designing for Safe Lifting
Perform a task analysis
What are the tasks?
Who is doing them?
When? In what order?
In what environment?
etc.
Identify opportunities for improvement
Determine requirements
Design the lift aid
Test and evaluate
November 18, 2018
IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody

11. Design of Cockpit Displays
Perform a cognitive task analysis
What are the tasks?
Who is doing them?
When? In what order?
What information is required? When?
How is the information integrated?
Identify new technologies
Conduct human performance studies with the new tech.
Design new displays
Test and evaluate
November 18, 2018
IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody

12. Design of Consumer Products
Perform user research
What are the tasks?
Who is doing them?
When? In what order?
In what environment?
What information is required?
Identify opportunities
Define requirements
Design
HF principles
Include users in the process
Test and evaluate
November 18, 2018
IDM288/ISE 288 Presentation - Dr. Laura Moody