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Title proper from title frame.;Mode of access: World Wide Web.;Includes index.;Includes bibliographical references.;Machine generated contents note: Section 1 Historical Perspective Preface References Chapter 1: Natural and Engineered Systems Purposeful design User-centered design Designing against failure References Chapter 2: Historical Roots Engineering for physical limitations Size Strength Speed and Efficiency Engineering for human cognition Writing Number Systems Point and Click Interfaces The Modern Era Aviation The digital computer A Fractured Field Human Factors/Ergonomics Human-Computer Interaction Human-Systems Integration Summary References Chapter 3: The Current Practice Aerospace The human-systems specialist in aerospace Medicine The human-systems specialist in medicine Automotive industry The human-systems specialist in the automotive industry Computer Industry The human-systems specialist in human-computer interface Summary References Section 2 The Environment Preface References Chapter 4: The Varied Nature of Environments Static vs. Dynamic Domains Sources of Difficulty in Static Environments Modes Comprehension Sources of Difficulty in Dynamic Environments Lag Plant dynamics Control order Perturbation and Noise Internal vs. External Pacing Error Tolerance Summary References Chapter 5: The Social Context Methodological consequences of group size Length/Variability of Response Times Methods of Study and Analysis Communication and Coordination Consequences of Group Size Summary References Chapter 6: Analysis Techniques Modeling Static Environments: Finite state representations Modeling Dynamic Environments Control Theory Signal Detection Theory Task Analysis Measuring Complexity using Information Theory Modeling Throughput using Queuing theory Summary References Section 3 The Human Element Preface References Chapter 7: Determinants of Human Behavior The Human Factor Structure and content Levels of Analysis References Chapter 8: The Structure of Human Information Processing Processing Stages Cognition and Action Cognition and Goal-Directed Behavior Response Selection The Hick-Hyman Law Compatibility The Nature of Capacity Limitations References Chapter 9: Acquiring Information Sensory Processing Vision Visual Acuity Color Vision Audition Sensory Processing Summary Attention Selective Attention Resource and Data Limits Controlling Attention References Chapter 10: Central Processing Limitations on Multitasking Bottleneck Theories Central "This book provides a repository of cases and articles on the broad applications of human factors knowledge across the globe. Written by highly experienced authors in this field, this book takes a control theory perspective and uses control diagrams to illustrate the relationships and interactions between the various knowledge areas and applications. A web-based archive of articles, cases, examples and exercises from across the range of knowledge areas and applications is provided as well"--Provided by publisher.