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Humans and Automation: System Design and Research Issues

Humans and Automation: System Design and Research Issues
By Thomas B. Sheridan

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Human factors, also known as human engineering or human factors engineering, is the application of behavioral and biological sciences to the design of machines and human-machine systems. Automation refers to the mechanization and integration of the sensing of environmental variables, data processing and decision making and mechanical action. This book deals with all the issues involved in human-automation systems from design to control and performance of both humans and machines.


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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #129817 in eBooks
  • Published on: 2002-07-11
  • Format: Kindle Book
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"....this important work that can be read with profit by anyone involved in the design of interactive systems. Most such readers will want to keep it handy for future reference". (Robotica, Vol.21, 2003)

"...manages to compress three decades of research into a very compact space without losing too much of the complexity..." (Ergonomics Abstracts, Vol 35(2), 2003)

"...manages to compress three decades of research into a very compact space without losing too much of the complexity..." -- Ergonomics Abstracts, Vol 35(2), 2003