Dr.Mohamed A.A.MansourHomework #1Engineering Human Factors

1. Define the various terms used for human factors.

2. Provide the definition of human factors as Sanders and McCormick

and Chapanis.

3. Is human factors engineering different from ergonomics?

4. Is human factors engineering different from engineering psychology?

5. What is human factors engineering concerned with?

6. What is the focus of human factors engineering?

7. What are the two major objectives of human factors engineering?

8. Provide 2 of the less established human factor engineering doctrines

suggested by the test book?

9. What is human factors is not?

10.Define the history of human factors.

11.Define a system, human-machine system, and draw a schematic

representation of human-machine system.

12.Categorize human-machine systems according to the level of control.

13.Define the characteristics of human-machine systems.

14.Draw a schematic representation of types of basic functions

performed by human or machine components of human-machine

systems.

15.Define the open-loop system and closed-loop system.

16.What two fields of occupation did the highest percentage of human

factors professionals work in according to Van Cott and Huey in

1991?

17.With respect to system reliability, what two types of component

arrangement are discussed?