human factors principles

  • 1human-factors engineering — ▪ bioengineering Introduction also called  ergonomics,  or  human engineering,         science dealing with the application of information on physical and psychological characteristics to the design of devices and systems for human use.       The …

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  • 2Human factors integration — is the process adopted by a number of key industries (notably defence and hazardous industries like oil gas) in Europe to integrate human factors elements into the systems engineering process. Although each industry has a slightly different… …

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  • 3Human factors — For other uses, see The Human Factor (disambiguation). Research subject in a human fatigue study. Human factors science or human factors technologies is a multidisciplinary field incorporating contributions from psychology, engineering,… …

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  • 4Human-computer interaction — Human–computer interaction or HCI is the study of interaction between people (users) and computers. It is often regarded as the intersection of computer science, behavioral sciences, design and several other fields of study. Interaction between… …

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  • 5Human security — is an emerging paradigm for understanding global vulnerabilities whose proponents challenge the traditional notion of national security by arguing that the proper referent for security should be the individual rather than the state. Human… …

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  • 6Human performance technology — (HPT) also known as Human Performance Improvement (HPI) uses a wide range of interventions that are drawn from many other disciplines including, total quality management, process improvement, behavioral psychology, instructional systems design,… …

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  • 7Human-robot interaction — (HRI) is the study of interactions between people (users) and robots. HRI is multidisciplinary with contributions from the fields of human computer interaction, artificial intelligence, robotics, natural language understanding, and social science …

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  • 8Human–computer interaction — This article is about the interaction between users and computers. For the direct communication between brain cells and computers, see Brain–computer interface. A mouse is a pointing device that functions by detecting two dimensional motion… …

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  • 9human rights — fundamental rights, esp. those believed to belong to an individual and in whose exercise a government may not interfere, as the rights to speak, associate, work, etc. [1785 95] * * * Rights that belong to an individual as a consequence of being… …

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  • 10HUMAN GEOGRAPHY — In respect of human as well as of physical geography, it is convenient to divide the Land of Israel into four major units: 1. the Mediterranean Coastal Plain 2. the hill regions of northern and central Cisjordan (west of the Jordan) 3. the Rift… …

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