Human factors in engineering and design /

Sanders, Mark S.

Human factors in engineering and design / Mark S. Sanders and Ernest J. McCormick - Seventh edition. - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1993 - xiii, 790 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Human factors and systems -- human factors research methodologies -- information input and processing -- text, graphics, symbols and codes -- visual displays of dynamic information -- auditory, tactual and olfactory displays -- speech communications -- physical work and manual materials handling; motor skills -- human control systems -- controls and data entry devices -- hand tools and devices -- applied anthropometry, work space design and seating; arrangement of components within a physical space; interpersonal aspects at work place design; illumination -- climate -- noise -- motion -- human error, accidents and safety -- human factors and automobile -- human factors in systems design.

Emphases on the empirical research basis of human factors, and covers basic concepts in the field of human factors and ergonomics. This book contains a chapter on motor skills, and chapters have been revised and renamed to reflect current emphases and research in the field. It is written for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students

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