| Definition of Human Factors | - Human factors looks at the human aspects of engineering
- People who operate the system and are around the system
- Their safety, well being, performance and cost effective engineering |
| Definition of Human Factors | - Human factors looks at the human aspects of engineering
- People who operate the system and are around the system
- Their safety, well being, performance and cost effective engineering |
| What are some key point of human factors definitions? | - the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system
- optimise human well-being and overall system performance
- contribute to the design and evaluation of systems to make them compatible with the needs, abilities and limitation of people |
| What are the main implications of NOT considering the user? | - suspicion/rejection of the technology
- the technology requires alot of training and/or users don't understand which leads to a drop in performance
- technology changes the work in unanticipated ways which leads to unanticipated reverberations about the workplace
- mechanism (especially highly automated) lead to unwanted reliance on technology that was intended to assist user
- safety, comfort and well-being are compromised |
| What are some implications of CONSIDERING the user? | - performance increased due to technology being adopted quickly and effectively
- minimum to no unanticipated negative consequences
- reduction in training, operational and development costs
- acceptance and positive adoption by the intended user |
| What are the main benefits wanted from human factor consideration? | - Safety
- Performance
- Usability
- Satisfaction
- Accessibility/ inclusivity |
| Daw the main elements ven-diagram | Organisation, Physical, Cognitive |
| Draw the Onion Model | Onion Model |
| What are the main sections of a socio-technical framework? | - Users
- Tasks and technologies
- Immediate environment
- Wider environment
- Work context and culture
- Financial, legal and social constraints |
| What are the methods used to understand a socio-technical framework? | Methods |
| What standard defines the user centred design process? | ISO 9241-210 |
| What are the steps in ISO 9241-210? | 1: Plan the process
2: Understand the context/ work environment
3: Specify the user requirements
4: Produce designs
5: Evaluate the designs
It's an ITERATIVE PROCESS!! |
| What are some user considerations that need to be taken into account when designing? | - Disability and impairment
- Gender
- Age
- Culture
- Exclusion |
| How (and where) can we apply human factors in mechanical engineering? | - user centred design of products
- user centred design of build processes
- user centred design of maintenance processes
- user centred operations
- Designing products that minimise other human factors or ergonomic risks |
