Quantitative Modeling of Human Performance in Complex, Dynamic Systems
Quantitative Modeling of Human Performance in Complex, Dynamic Systems

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1990-01-01

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 030904135X

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This book describes and evaluates existing models of human performance and their use in the design and evaluation of new human-technology systems. Its primary focus is on the modeling of system operators who perform supervisory and manual control tasks. After an introduction on human performance modeling, the book describes information processing, control theory, task network, and knowledge-based models. It explains models of human performance in aircraft operations, nuclear power plant control, maintenance, and the supervisory control of process control systems, such as oil refineries. The book concludes with a discussion of model parameterization and validation and recommends a number of lines of research needed to strengthen model development and application.

Quantitative Modeling of Human Performance in Complex, Dynamic Systems
Quantitative Modeling of Human Performance in Complex, Dynamic Systems

Author: Panel on Human Performance Modeling

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1990-01-15

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9780309078429

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This book describes and evaluates existing models of human performance and their use in the design and evaluation of new human-technology systems. Its primary focus is on the modeling of system operators who perform supervisory and manual control tasks. After an introduction on human performance modeling, the book describes information processing, control theory, task network, and knowledge-based models. It explains models of human performance in aircraft operations, nuclear power plant control, maintenance, and the supervisory control of process control systems, such as oil refineries. The book concludes with a discussion of model parameterization and validation and recommends a number of lines of research needed to strengthen model development and application.

Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals
Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals

Author: Joseph D. Bronzino

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2006-04-14

Total Pages: 1570

ISBN-13: 1420003852

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Over the last century,medicine has come out of theblack bag and emerged as one of the most dynamic and advanced fields of development in science and technology. Today, biomedical engineering plays a critical role in patient diagnosis, care, and rehabilitation. As such, the field encompasses a wide range of disciplines, from biology and physiolog

Applications of Human Performance Models to System Design
Applications of Human Performance Models to System Design

Author: Grant R. McMillan

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 1475792441

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The human factors profession is currently attempting to take a more proactive role in the design of man-machine systems than has been character istic of its past. Realizing that human engineering contributions are needed well before the experimental evaluation of prototypes or operational systems, there is a concerted effort to develop tools that predict how humans will interact with proposed designs. This volume provides an over view of one category of such tools: mathematical models of human performance. It represents a collection of invited papers from a 1988 NATO Workshop. The Workshop was conceived and organized by NATO Research Study Group 9 (RSG.9) on "Modelling of Human Operator Behaviour in Weapon Systems". It represented the culmination of over five years of effort, and was attended by 139 persons from Europe, Canada, and the United States. RSG.9 was established in 1982 by Panel 8 of the Defence Research Group to accomplish the following objectives: * Determine the utility and state of the art of human performance modelling. * Encourage international research and the exchange of ideas. * Foster the practical application of modelling research. * Provide a bridge between the models and approaches adopted by engineers and behavioral scientists. * Present the findings in an international symposium.

Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Human Factors Research
Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Human Factors Research

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1995-10-15

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 0309052769

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This book identifies areas that represent new needs and opportunities for human factors research in the coming decades. It is forward-looking, problem oriented, and selectively focused on national or global problems, including productivity in organizations, education and training, employment and disabilities, health care, and environmental change; technology issues, including communications technology and telenetworking, information access and usability, emerging technologies, automation, and flexible manufacturing, and advanced transportation systems; and human performance, including cognitive performance under stress and aiding intellectual work.