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Document ID (ISN)19474
CIS number 73-42
ISSN - Serial title Metra
Year 1972
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Régnier J.
Title Introduction of human factors into automated-installation design and use
Original title Introduction des facteurs humains dans la conception des installations automatisées et de leur exploitation [in French]
Bibliographic information 1972, Vol.11, No.1, p.67-85. Illus. 12 ref.
Abstract An automated installation, together with its attendants, forms a system, the reliability, output and safety of which are dependent on both the equipment and human behaviour. The author proposes a systems-analysis method which makes allowance for ergonomic factors and also makes it possible to delegate functions to men or automatic machine systems, to best suit the capacities of each. Operating processes are presented in flowchart form which facilitates careful analysis, and logic diagrams help in forecasting the consequences of operating incidents. Objectives in operator training are also dealt with.
Descriptors (primary) automation; ergonomics; human factors
Descriptors (secondary) design of equipment; mathematical analysis
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Psychology and sociology
Broad subject area(s) New technologies
Browse category(ies) Psychological factors
Ergonomics