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HUMAN FACTORS IN ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, Seventh Edition
Authors:
Mark S. Sanders, California State University--Northridge
Ernest J. McCormick (deceased)
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ISBN: 0-07-054901-X
Description:
©1993 / Hardcover / 704 pages
Publication Date:
January 1993
Overview
This is the seventh edition of a text that is quite popular and the respected leader in its field. Written for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, as well as for practicing professionals, the book combines an emphasis on the empirical research basis of human factors with comprehensive coverage of basic concepts in the field of human factors and ergonomics. This edition of Human Factors in Engineering and Design has been thoroughly updated and contains a new chapter on motor skills. Several chapters have been extensively revised and renamed to reflect current emphases and research in the field.
Preliminary
Table of Contents
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I Introduction
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1 Human Factors and Systems
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2 Human Factors Research Methodologies
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II Information Input
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3 Information Input and Processing
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4 Text, Graphics, Symbols, and Codes
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5 Visual Displays of Dynamic Information
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6 Auditory, Tactual, and Olfactory Displays
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7 Speech Communications
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III Human Output and Control
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8 Physical Work and Manual Materials Handling
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9 Motor Skills
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10 Human Control of Systems
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11 Controls and Data Entry Devices
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12 Hand Tools and Devices
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Part IV Workplace Design
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13 Applied Anthropometry, Work Space Design, and Seating
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14 Arrangement of Components within a Physical Space
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15 Interpersonal Aspects of Work Place Design
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V Environmental Conditions
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16 Illumination
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17 Climate
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18 Noise
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19 Motion
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VI Human Factors Applications
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20 Human Error, Accidents, and Safety
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21 Human Factors and the Automobile
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22 Human Factors in Systems Design
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Appendixes
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A: List of AbbreviationsB: Control Devices
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C: NIOSH Recommended Action Limit Formula for Lifting Tasks
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