Ergonomics Books

Book SynopsisAdvances in computer, visual display, motion and force cueing and other technologies in the past two decades have had a dramatic effect on the design and use of simulation technology in aviation and other fields. The effective use of technology in training, safety investigation, engineering and scientific research requires an understanding of its capabilities and limitations. As the technology has as its primary goal the creation of virtual environments for human users, knowledge of human sensory, perceptual, and cognitive functioning is also needed. This book provides a review and analysis of the relevant engineering and science supporting the design and use of advanced flight simulation technologies. It includes chapters reviewing key simulation areas such as visual scene, motion, and sound simulation and a chapter analyzing the role of recreating the pilot's task environment in the overall effectiveness of simulators. The design and use of flight simulation are addressed in chapters on the effectiveness of flight simulators in training and on the role of physical and psychological fidelity in simulator design. The problems inherent in the ground-based simulation of flight are also reviewed as are promising developments in flight simulation technology and the important role flight simulators play in advanced aviation research. The readership includes: flight simulation engineers and designers, human factors researchers and practitioners, aviation safety investigators, flight training management and instructors, training and instructional technologists, virtual environment design community, and regulatory authorities.Trade Review'I enjoyed reading Dr Lee's concise and clearly written book on flight simulation. The book ranges from traditional concerns such as visual flight scene simulation and the use of motion platforms to less familiar topics such as cognitive fidelity and the use of flight simulation in research. The most refreshing aspect of the book is the focus on the role and requirements of the pilot rather than on the technical aspects of the hardware and software. By taking the pilot as his focus Dr Lee is able to debunk some of the myths of flight simulation that continue to govern the design and operation of flight simulators. This is an excellent review of the state of flight simulation and could be enjoyed by a wide audience from the general reader to the flight simulation engineer.' David O'Hare, Associate Professor, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand 'Books on Flight Simulation appear very infrequently. I would recommend this one for its fresh approach to the subject and its equal attention to don'ts as well as do's!.' The Aerospace Professional, September 2005 ’Overall, the book Flight Simulation is an easy-to-read book for anyone who is interested in flight simulators from a technology point of view, to the human-factor perspective. The author opened the gate to the wonderful world of flight simulators.’ Aerlines Magazine, Issue 31 '...a valuable reference for researchers who use simulators in their laboratories and research programs.' Ergonomics in Design, Spring 2007Table of ContentsContents: Visual scene simulation; Sound effects and communications simulation; Whole body motion; Handling qualities and control loading; Cognitive fidelity and the simulator task environment; Flight simulators in pilot training and evaluation; Simulator fidelity and training effectiveness; Limitations in flight simulator design and use; Advances in flight simulation; Flight simulation in research; Bibliography; Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisMany 21st century operations are characterised by teams of workers dealing with significant risks and complex technology, in competitive, commercially-driven environments. Informed managers in such sectors have realised the necessity of understanding the human dimension to their operations if they hope to improve production and safety performance. While organisational safety culture is a key determinant of workplace safety, it is also essential to focus on the non-technical skills of the system operators based at the 'sharp end' of the organisation. These skills are the cognitive and social skills required for efficient and safe operations, often termed Crew Resource Management (CRM) skills. In industries such as civil aviation, it has long been appreciated that the majority of accidents could have been prevented if better non-technical skills had been demonstrated by personnel operating and maintaining the system. As a result, the aviation industry has pioneered the development of CTrade Review'The text is lively and well illustrated with relevant figures and tables. Very interesting, informative and exploratory, it manages to balance the strictly technical and the non-technical with a welcome sense of humour and a refreshing degree of caring sensitivity to human rights and behaviour. Another Ashgate book which opens doors for new solutions to old and new safety problems.' The RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Journal, May 2008 ' Beginners and students in the human error field may benefit the most because this book is easy to read but without ignoring the significant details. Nevertheless, all the professionals in high risk organizations and those who work in the name of justice may find this a thought provoking book and particularly as a guidance to build better safety systems where a just culture is practiced.' HFES Newsletter 2, 2008 'The book is easy to read because it is written very clearly and contains many illustrative examples. The chapters are kept brief and simple ( e.g. 23 pages for an overview of existing decision-making models and training methods), but contain a lot of references to studies, reports and books for further reading.' Human Factors & Ergonomics European Chapter Newsletter No 1/2008 'This book would be a good complement to standard introductory human factors textbooks. The authors have acknowledged that these nontechnical skills are often referred to as "soft" skills in industry, and the book serves to combat the disparaging tone that often accompanies this viewpoint. Thus, new managers who are trying to understand how their resources are affected by these nontechnical skills will gain valuable insight from this book.' Ergonomics in Design, Winter 2009Table of ContentsList of Figures, List of Tables, Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction, 2. Situation awareness, 3. Decision-Making, 4. Communication, 5. Team Working, 6. Leadership, 7. Managing Stress, 8. Coping with fatigue, 9. Identifying non-technical Skills, 10. Training Methods for non-technical Skills, 11. Assessing non-technical Skills, Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisFor Resilience Engineering, 'failure' is the result of the adaptations necessary to cope with the complexity of the real world, rather than a breakdown or malfunction. The performance of individuals and organizations must continually adjust to current conditions and, because resources and time are finite, such adjustments are always approximate. This definitive new book explores this groundbreaking new development in safety and risk management, where 'success' is based on the ability of organizations, groups and individuals to anticipate the changing shape of risk before failures and harm occur. Featuring contributions from many of the worlds leading figures in the fields of human factors and safety, Resilience Engineering provides thought-provoking insights into system safety as an aggregate of its various components, subsystems, software, organizations, human behaviours, and the way in which they interact. The book provides an introduction to Resilience Engineering of systems, covering both the theoretical and practical aspects. It is written for those responsible for system safety on managerial or operational levels alike, including safety managers and engineers (line and maintenance), security experts, risk and safety consultants, human factors professionals and accident investigators.Trade Review'This is the most thought-provoking collection of papers I've read in a very long time. They are written by the best in the field at the top of their form. Resilience is a notion whose time has come. We cannot realistically expect to eliminate adverse events and still stay in business. But we can strive to achieve greater robustness towards our operational hazards. This book tells us how to do it and why it's necessary.' James Reason 'This book is the next frontier for improving safety in healthcare, aviation, nuclear power and other high technology systems. Innovative and intellectually challenging, Resilience Engineering emphasises the importance of learning about the positive side of safety management; focusing on how frontline staff foresee, adapt and recover from problems. It is an essential read for managers, regulators, academics and operators alike.' Jane Carthey, National Patient Safety Agency in England and Wales, UK 'From my point of view the main achievement of the book is that it provides a turn in the perspective on system safety, from a mainly reactive "hindsight" perspective reflected in the numerous attempts to learn from events and accidents to a more proactive one focusing on the interrelation of safety and the characteristics of organizations as dynamic systems. Although I would hesitate to share the view of Dave Woods that this already represents a paradigm shift in safety research, I am at least convinced that the views and ideas presented in the book provide very important contributions to the understanding of high reliability organizations.' Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Newsletter. 2006 Featured in list 'Selected Works on Resilience, 2001-12' in Chronicle of Higher Education's The Chronicle Review, May 10, 2013Table of ContentsContents: Preface; Prologue: resilience engineering concepts, David D. Woods and Erik Hollnagel. Emergence: Resilience: the challenge of the unstable, Erik Hollnagel; Systems are ever-changing, Yushi Fujita; Essential characteristics of resilience, David D. Woods; Defining resilience, Andrew Hale and Tom Heijer; Nature of changes in systems, Yushi Fujita; Complexity, emergence, resilience, Jean Pariès; A typology of resilience situations, Ron Westrum; Resilient systems, Yushi Fujita; Incidents - markers of resilience or brittleness?, David D. Woods and Richard I. Cook; Resilience engineering: chronicling the emergence of confused consensus, Sidney Dekker. Cases and Processes: Engineering resilience into safety-critical systems, Nancy Leveson, Nicolas Dulac, David Zipkin, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, John Carroll and Betty Barrett; Is resilience really necessary? the case of railways, Andrew Hale and Tom Heijer; Systems are never perfect, Yushi Fujita; Structure for management of weak and diffuse signals, Lars Axelsson; Organisational resilience and industrial risk, Nick McDonald; An evil chain mechanism leading to failures, Yushi Fujita; Safety management in airlines, Arthur Dijkstra; Taking things in one's stride: cognitive features of two resilient performances, Richard I. Cook and Christopher Nemeth; Erosion of managerial resilience: from Vasa to NASA, Rhona Flin; Learning how to create resilience in business systems, Gunilla Sundström and Erik Hollnagel; Optimum system safety and optimum system resilience: agonistic or antagonistic concepts?, René Amalberti. Challenges for a Practice of Resilience Engineering: Properties of resilient organisations: an initial view, John Wreathall; Remedies, Yushi Fujita; Auditing resilience in risk control and safety management systems, Andrew Hale, Frank Guldenmund and Louis Goossens; How to design a safety organization: test case for resilience engineering, David D. Woods; Rules and procedures, Yushi Fujita; Distancing throu

Read more less

Book SynopsisComputer-Generated Images (CGIs) are widely used and accepted in the world of entertainment but the use of the very same visualization techniques in academic research in the Arts and Humanities remains controversial. The techniques and conceptual perspectives on heritage visualization are a subject of an ongoing interdisciplinary debate. By demonstrating scholarly excellence and best technical practice in this area, this volume is concerned with the challenge of providing intellectual transparency and accountability in visualization-based historical research. Addressing a range of cognitive and technological challenges, the authors make a strong case for a wider recognition of three-dimensional visualization as a constructive, intellectual process and valid methodology for historical research and its communication. Intellectual transparency of visualization-based research, the pervading theme of this volume, is addressed from different perspectives reflecting the theory and practice oTrade Review'By addressing a range of conceptual and technological challenges this title demonstrates that providing intellectual accountability, or ’transparency’, is the key to establishing computerised visualisation methods as a rigorous, constructive, and vital contribution to historical research and its communication.' Library and Information ResearchTable of ContentsContents: Introduction, Anna Bentkowska-Kafel and Hugh Denard; Part I Conventions and Emerging Standards: Defining our terms in heritage visualization, Richard C. Beacham; Scientific method, chaîne opératoire and visualization: 3D modelling as a research tool in archaeology, Sorin Hermon; Setting standards for 3D visualization of cultural heritage in Europe and beyond, Franco Niccolucci; More than pretty pictures of the past: an American perspective on virtual heritage, Donald H. Sanders; A new introduction to the London Charter, Hugh Denard; The London Charter for the Computer-based Visualisation of Cultural Heritage (version 2.0, February 2009). Part II Data Interpretation: Methods and Tools: Walking with dragons: CGIs in wildlife 'documentaries', Mark Carnall; Hypothesizing Southampton in 1454: a 3-dimensional model of the medieval town, Matt Jones; Paradata in art-historical research: a visualization of Piet Mondrian's studio at 5 rue de Coulmiers, Ryan Egel-Andrews; Just how predictable is predictive lighting?, Kate Devlin; Lies, damned lies and visualizations: will metadata and paradata be a solution or a curse?, Martin J. Turner; Intricacies and potentials of gathering paradata in the 3D modelling workflow, Sven Havemann. Part III Data Management and Communication: Defining paradata in heritage visualization, Drew Baker; Transparency for empirical data, Mark Mudge; Behaviours, interactions and affordance in virtual archaeology, Maurizio Forte and Sofia Pescarin; How to make sustainable visualizations of the past: an EPOCH common infrastructure tool for interpretation management, Daniel Pletinckx. Part IV Conclusion: Processual scholia: the importance of paradata in heritage visualization, Anna Bentkowska-Kafel; Glossary of terms; Selected bibliography; Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisAccident investigation and risk assessment have for decades focused on the human factor, particularly 'human error'. Countless books and papers have been written about how to identify, classify, eliminate, prevent and compensate for it. This bias towards the study of performance failures, leads to a neglect of normal or 'error-free' performance and the assumption that as failures and successes have different origins there is little to be gained from studying them together. Erik Hollnagel believes this assumption is false and that safety cannot be attained only by eliminating risks and failures. The ETTO Principle looks at the common trait of people at work to adjust what they do to match the conditions - to what has happened, to what happens, and to what may happen. It proposes that this efficiency-thoroughness trade-off (ETTO) - usually sacrificing thoroughness for efficiency - is normal. While in some cases the adjustments may lead to adverse outcomes, these are due to the very sameTrade Review'Hollnagel combines an accessible style with rigorous logic as he invites us to examine in new ways the socio-technical systems that have become so essential to our world. His observations of the ETTO Principle lead to insights about human and social performance variability and expose the limits of traditional bimodal analytical methods. Healthcare practitioners will find inspiration and greater understanding of the challenges of providing safe care in an underspecified and frequently intractable system. Bravo!' Rob Robson, Chief Patient Safety Officer, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Canada 'This is an impressive book, simultaneously bold and reasonable. Hollnagel, in his highly readable style, lays out a simple but profound principle - the tradeoff between thoroughness and efficiency - and uses it to cut through all kinds of sterile debates in order to provide valuable insights about human behavior.' Gary Klein, author of Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions 'With characteristic flair, Erik Hollnagel has cleverly captured in The ETTO Principle the pervasive problem of how we balance efficiency with thoroughness in our working life. Deftly blending material from decision science, accident analyses and risk management, he leads the reader through a fascinating series of adverse events, identifying the ETTO components to produce new insights into causal influences. Provocative reading for those interested in business efficiency and organisational safety.' Rhona Flin, University of Aberdeen, UK 'The ETTO principle resonates as a practical and workable premise from which to begin to address the complexity of healthcare. The specialized reductionist models that have been purported to apply to healthcare (Swiss Cheese, Root Cause Analysis) may be asking the wrong question. By biasing our view to the "retrospectoscope" we may chose not to look forward, at the complexity, context and trade offs in which modern healthcare occurs. We're using the ETTO PrincTable of ContentsContents: Prologue; The need to understand why things go wrong; From rationality to ETTOing; Explaining human irrationality; Efficiency-thoroughness trade-off in practice; The usefulness of performance variability; ETTOs of the past; ETTOs of the future; Epilogue; Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisMilitary robots and other, potentially autonomous robotic systems such as unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) could soon be introduced to the battlefield. Look further into the future and we may see autonomous micro- and nanorobots armed and deployed in swarms of thousands or even millions. This growing automation of warfare may come to represent a major discontinuity in the history of warfare: humans will first be removed from the battlefield and may one day even be largely excluded from the decision cycle in future high-tech and high-speed robotic warfare. Although the current technological issues will no doubt be overcome, the greatest obstacles to automated weapons on the battlefield are likely to be legal and ethical concerns. Armin Krishnan explores the technological, legal and ethical issues connected to combat robotics, examining both the opportunities and limitations of autonomous weapons. He also proposes solutions to the future regulation of military robotics through international law.Trade Review'The prospect of intelligent machines rebelling against their human creators is an enduring preoccupation of Western popular culture. Yet most of us know little about the real capabilities of armed robots. In this highly original survey, Armin Krishnan explains the current state of the art in military robotics and explores the implications of the growing use of autonomous weapons. This study is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand the battlefield of the future.' Nikolas Gardner, USAF Air War College, USA 'The advent of military or "killer" robots raises profound issues for the future of warfare and arms control. This development, which has become possible due to the combination of nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, robotics and information technology, is the principal topic of this path-breaking book. It will therefore be of great significance to those interested in the ethical, legal and military debates about the future use of this technology.' Darryl Howlett, University of Southampton, UK 'Overall, Krishnan's book will be of interest to policymakers and concept developers looking for ideas and education on the 'killer robots' question. It will equally serve academic researchers as a text book for entering the field and as a departure point for their own work. The book would be a useful addition to libraries in applied philosophy, military systems engineering and security policy.' Australian Defence Force Journal 'Krishnan (Univ. of Texas, El Paso) presents one of the greatest ethical questions of modern warfare... This book would be useful for an undergraduate engineering ethics course; it could also accompany a graduate course on unmanned systems. Additionally, it offers roboticists a level of awareness regarding the ethics of these future weapon systems. Includes a solid, thorough bibliography. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Academic and professional audiences, all levels.’ Choice '... the author has made great effort in this "pathTable of ContentsIntroduction; The rise of military robotics; Weapons autonomy and artificial intelligence; The robotics revolution of warfare; The legality of autonomous weapons; Ethical considerations; Dangerous futures and arms control; Military robotics timeline; Bibliography; Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisHuman error is cited over and over as a cause of incidents and accidents. The result is a widespread perception of a ''human error problem'', and solutions are thought to lie in changing the people or their role in the system. For example, we should reduce the human role with more automation, or regiment human behavior by stricter monitoring, rules or procedures. But in practice, things have proved not to be this simple. The label ''human error'' is prejudicial and hides much more than it reveals about how a system functions or malfunctions. This book takes you behind the human error label. Divided into five parts, it begins by summarising the most significant research results. Part 2 explores how systems thinking has radically changed our understanding of how accidents occur. Part 3 explains the role of cognitive system factors - bringing knowledge to bear, changing mindset as situations and priorities change, and managing goal conflicts - in operating safely at the sharp end of sTrade Review'This book, by some of the leading error researchers, is essential reading for everyone concerned with the nature of human error. For scholars, Woods et al provide a critical perspective on the meaning of error. For organizations, they provide a roadmap for reducing vulnerability to error. For workers, they explain the daily tradeoffs and pressures that must be juggled. For technology developers, the book offers important warnings and guidance. Masterfully written, carefully reasoned, and compellingly presented.' Gary Klein, Chairman and Chief Scientist of Klein Associates, USA 'This book is a long-awaited update of a hard-to-get work originally published in 1994. Written by some of the world’s leading practitioners, it elegantly summarises the main work in this field over the last 30 years, and clearly and patiently illustrates the practical advantages of going "behind human error". Understanding human error as an effect of often deep, systemic vulnerabilities rather than as a cause of failure, is an important but necessary step forward from the oversimplified views that continue to hinder real progress in safety management.' Erik Hollnagel, MINES ParisTech, France 'If you welcome the chance to re-evaluate some of your most cherished beliefs, if you enjoy having to view long-established ideas from an unfamiliar perspective, then you will be provoked, stimulated and informed by this book. Many of the ideas expressed here have been aired before in relative isolation, but linking them together in this multi-authored book gives them added power and coherence.' James Reason, Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester, UK 'This updated and substantially expanded book draws together modern scientific understanding of mishaps too often simplistically viewed as caused by "human error". It helps us understand the actions of human operators at the "sharp end" and puts those actions appropriately in the overall system context of task, social, organizational, and eTable of ContentsI: An Introduction to The Second Story; 1: The Problem With “Human Error”; 2: Basic Premises; II: Complex Systems Failure; 3: Linear and Latent Failure Models; 4: Complexity, Control and Sociological Models; 5: Resilience Engineering; III: Operating at The Sharp End; 6: Bringing Knowledge to Bear in Context; 7: Mindset; 8: Goal Conflicts; IV: How Design Can Induce Error; 9: Clumsy Use of Technology; 10: How Computer-Based Artifacts Shape Cognition and Collaboration; 11: Mode Error in Supervisory Control; 12: How Practitioners Adapt to Clumsy Technology; V: Reactions to Failure; 13: Hindsight Bias; 14: Error as Information; 15: Balancing Accountability and Learning; 16: Summing Up: How to go Behind The Label “Human Error”

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe information society and associated technologies have become a key component of modern life. They touch almost every aspect of the working environment. These essays explore how everything, from personnel management to virtual work teams, is affected by information technology.Trade Review"[O]ffers a readable insight into the very specialized field of HRM and how it is being affected by technology" - ERGONOMICSTable of ContentsIntroduction to Volume 3 (D.L. Stone); How technology facilitates virtual work arrangements (W.F. Cascio); The brave new world of eHR (H.G. Gueutal); The functional and dysfunctional consequences of human resource information technology for organizations and their employees (D.L. Stone et al.); Distance learning in organizations: a review and assessment of future needs (M.P. Kosarzycki et al.); Technology: Implications for HRM (R. Cardy, J. Miller); Changing the rules? Human resources in the 21st century virtual organization (R.D. Johnson, L.C. Isenhour); Information technology implementation: the need for compensation system congruency (J.H. Dulebohn); Back to the future: a classical consideration of the impact of technology on human resources management (M. Schminke, J.G. McCardle).

Read more less

Book SynopsisAircrew Training and Assessment is designed for professionals in the aviation psychology, human factors, assessment and evaluation, vocational, technical, educational psychology, and educational technology communities. It explores the state of the art in the training and assessment of aircrews and includes a review and description of the use of simulations in the area of aircrew training and assessment. An aircrew consists of one or more persons who are responsible for achieving a mission goal through use of an aircraft. Depending on one''s point of view, an aircrew can be as small as one pilot flying a single-seat aircraft, or as large as a full crew operating an airliner. Despite advances in aircrew selection and human factors engineering techniques, the need for better aircrew training is still readily apparent. For example, in the military, the missions requiring aircrews keep getting more complex. Simulation is used extensively in both military and civilian trainiTrade Review"For anyone seriously interested in the design and assessment of aircrew training, this book will be a very useful guide to what is or soon will be in the world of aircrew simulation and training."—Ergonomics in Design"...sets out to explore the state of the art in aircrew training and assessment and provide its readers with enough information to allow them to make informed decisions about civil and military aircrew training and assessment....this book is easy to read and packed full of useful information with several chapters presenting interesting studies with promising results and extensive lists of reference for further reading."—Ergonomics Abstracts"...this book is easy to read and packed full of useful information with several chapters presenting interesting studies with promising results and extensive lists of references for further reading."—ErgonomicsTable of ContentsContents: D.H. Andrews, J.N. GoodBook Introduction and Overview of Military Aircrew Training. Part I:Models and Tools for Training of Aircrews.H.L. Taylor, T.W. Emanuel, Jr., A Civil Aviation View of Aircrew Training. D.H. Andrews, R.A. Thurman, An Instructional Systems Development Primer for Aircrew Training. R.P. Jensen, G. Boyle, J. Fuller, User Involvement in Development of Aircrew Training Systems. C.A. Bowers, F. Jentsch, E. Salas, Establishing Aircrew Competencies: A Comprehensive Approach for Identifying CRM Training Needs. R.A. Thurman, T. Russo, Using Virtual Reality for Training. H.F. O'Neil,Jr., R.E. Mayer, H.E. Herl, C. Niemi, K. Olin, R.A. Thurman, Instructional Strategies for Virtual Aviation Training Environments. R.T. Nullmeyer, V.A. Spiker, Simulation-Based Mission Rehearsal and Human Performance. P. Crane, D. Guckenberger, Above Real-Time Training. G. Klein, How Can We Train Pilots to Make Better Decisions? Part II:Models and Tools for Assessment of Aircrew Training.S. Alessi, Simulation Design for Training and Assessment. D.J. Dwyer, E. Salas, Principles of Performance Measurement for Ensuring Aircrew Training Effectiveness. H.F. O'Neil,Jr., S. Wang, G. Chung, H.E. Herl, Assessment of Teamwork Skills Using Computer-Based Teamwork Simulation. K.K. Niall, B. Pierce, Assessment of Virtual Requirements for Flight Simulation. W.C. Moor, D.H. Andrews, R.T. Nullmeyer, B. Burright, Benefit-Cost and Cost-Effectiveness Systems Analysis for Evaluating Simulation for Aircrew Training Systems. S.G. Schiflett, L.R. Elliott, Synthetic Team Training Environments: Application to Command and Control Aircrews.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis is the second volume in the HCI International Conference Proceedings 2003. See following arrangement for details.Table of ContentsContents: Section 1:Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing.Section 2:User and Context-Awareness.Section 3:Agents and Avatars.Section 4:Interaction Techniques and Modalities.Section 5:Supporting Access to Information, Communication and Cooperation.Section 6:Visualization and Simulation.Section 7:Applications and Services.Section 8:Human Factors and Ergonomics.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2003, is held in Crete, Greece, 22-27 June 2003, jointly with the Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2003, the 5th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, and the 2nd International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. A total of 2986 individuals from industry, academia, research institutes, and governmental agencies from 59 countries submitted their work for presentation, and only those submittals that were judged to be of high scientific quality were included in the program. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of humancomputer interaction, including the cognitive, social, ergonomic, and health aspects of work with computers. These papers also address major advances in knoTable of ContentsContents: Section 1:Ergonomics and Health Aspects.Section 2:Cognitive Ergonomics.Section 3:Engineering Psychology.Section 4:Online Communities, Collaboration and Knowledge.Section 5:Applications and Services.Section 6:Design & Visualization.Section 7:Virtual Environments.

Read more less

Book SynopsisAlthough firms have been sending employees on international assignments for decades, systematic understanding is sorely lacking. This volume looks at such critical aspects of the assignment process as the selection process, the training required, factors that affect adjustment, performance and commitment, and how to retain and capitalize on the international experience once employees return home.This book is written for human resource managers and executives whose focus includes the global economy and the strategic role of people in achieving international competitiveness. It can be used as a textbook for courses in International Human Resource Management.Trade Review"This book is an important addition to the management literature on globalization. It weaves practical examples and theory to provide new insights on the critical importance of developing the right staffing and human resource strategies to support global strategies. Managers and scholars alike will find this book insightful and valuable."—Ellen Ernst KossekSchool of Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University"The book is written by really top-notch people in the field, all of whom have very strong credentials. The use of real examples and "best practices" is excellent. I especially like the use of quotes from experts that are sprinkled throughout the book. The book makes good use of scientific research to support its concepts.""This is a thorough and useful book. The book provides research-based suggestions for policies and practices. The attention to repatriation is particularly important and offers direction for companies to avoid mistakes as well as warning for individuals to heed. The authors go beyond the Western viewpoint to describe how organizations based in other cultures manage their expatriates. There are numerous examples, quotes, and in-depth cases written by executives. Also, excellent charts and figures convey and explain concepts....This book deals with an issue many companies have struggled with for some time."—Manuel LondonDirector of the Center for Human Resource Studies, State University of New YorkTable of ContentsContents: Foreword. Preface. Part I: Introduction. The Strategic Roles of International Assignments in Globalization. The Process of Cross-Cultural Adjustment. Part II: Before the Assignment. Selecting: Identifying Candidates With Global Leadership Potential. Training: Helping People to Do the Right Things. Part III: During the Assignment. Adjusting: Developing New Mental Road Maps and Cultural Skills. Integrating: Balancing Multiple Allegiances. Appraising: Determining if People are Doing the Right Things. Rewarding: Compensation and Pay. Part IV: After the Assignment. Repatriating: Helping People Readjust and Perform. Retaining: Utilizing the Experienced Global Manager. Managing the Entire Global Assignment Cycle: Establishing Best Practices.

Read more less

Book SynopsisFrom security training simulations to war games to role-playing games, to sports games to gambling, playing video games has become a social phenomena, and the increasing number of players that cross gender, culture, and age is on a dramatic upward trajectory. Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses, and Consequences integrates communication, psychology, and technology to examine the psychological and mediated aspects of playing video games. It is the first volume to delve deeply into these aspects of computer game play. It fits squarely into the media psychology arm of entertainment studies, the next big wave in media studies. The book targets one of the most popular and pervasive media in modern times, and it will serve to define the area of study and provide a theoretical spine for future research.This unique and timely volume will appeal to scholars, researchers, and graduate students in media studies and mass communication, psychology, and marketing.Trade Review"...highly informative 400 page read....each chapter is packed full of juicy information that'll improve your debates concerning the virtues and pitfalls of gaming and beyond..."—CiN Weekly"The collection is a veritable candy store for students of human behavior at all levels. Because it covers so many different facets of gaming, it will be appealing to man types of audiences....This volume will get anyone up to speed who wants familiarity with the field and will provide an excellent synthesis for experts in one area who would like to expand their conceptualization of the entire field."—PsycCRITIQUES"...highly informative 400 page read....each chapter is packed full of juicy information that'll improve your debates concerning the virtues and pitfalls of gaming and beyond..."—CiN Weekly"The collection is a veritable candy store for students of human behavior at all levels. Because it covers so many different facets of gaming, it will be appealing to man types of audiences....This volume will get anyone up to speed who wants familiarity with the field and will provide an excellent synthesis for experts in one area who would like to expand their conceptualization of the entire field."—PsycCRITIQUESTable of ContentsContents: Foreword. Preface. P. Vorderer, J. Bryant, K.M. Pieper, R. Weber, Playing Video Games as Entertainment. M. Sellers, Designing the Experience of Interactive Play. Part I: The Product.H. Lowood, A Brief Biography of Computer Games. B.P. Smith, The (Computer) Games People Play. S. Smith, Perps, Pimps, and Provocative Clothing: Examining Negative Content Patterns in Video Games. E. Chan, P. Vorderer, Massively Multiplayer Online Games. Part II: Motivation and Selection.G.C. Klug, J. Schell, Why People Play Games: An Industry Perspective. P. Ohler, G. Nieding, Why Play? An Evolutionary Perspective. T. Hartmann, C. Klimmt, The Influence of Personality Factors on Computer Game Choice. C. Klimmt, T. Hartmann, Effectance, Self-Efficacy, and the Motivation to Play Video Games. M. von Salisch, C. Oppl, A. Kristen, What Attracts Children? A.A. Raney, J.K. Smith, K. Baker, Adolescents and the Appeal of Video Games. J. Bryant, J. Davies, Selective Exposure to Video Games. Part III: Reception and Reaction Processes.D. Williams, A Brief Social History of Game Play. J.L. Sherry, K. Lucas, B.S. Greenberg, K. Lachlan, Video Game Uses and Gratifications as Predicators of Use and Game Preference. R. Tamborini, P. Skalski, The Role of Presence in the Experience of Electronic Games. S.M. Zehnder, S.D. Lipscomb, The Role of Music in Video Games. K.M. Lee, N. Park, S-A. Jin, Narrative and Interactivity in Computer Games. M.A. Shapiro, J. Pe¤a-Herborn, J.T. Hancock, Realism, Imagination, and Narrative Video Games. A-S. Axelsson, T. Regan, Playing Online. F.F. Steen, P.M. Greenfield, M.S. Davies, B. Tynes, What Went Wrong With The Sims Online: Cultural Learning and Barriers to Identification in a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. Part IV: Effects and Consequences.K.M. Lee, W. Peng, What Do We Know About Social and Psychological Effects of Computer Games? A Comprehensive Review of the Current Literature. R. Weber, U. Ritterfeld, A. Kostygina, Aggression and Violence as Effects of Playing Violent Video Games? K.E. Buckley, C.A. Anderson, A Theoretical Model of the Effects and Consequences of Playing Video Games. D.A. Lieberman, What Can We Learn From Playing Interactive Games? U. Ritterfeld, R. Weber, Video Games for Entertainment and Education. K. Durkin, Game Playing and Adolescents' Development.

Read more less

Book SynopsisBringing together a comprehensive and diverse collection of research, theory, and thought, this volume builds a foundation for the new field of Augmented Cognition research and development. The first section introduces general Augmented Cognition methods and techniques, including physiological and neurophysiological measures such as EEG and fNIR; adaptive techniques; and sensors and algorithms for cognitive state estimation. The second section discusses Augmented Cognition applications such as simulation and training, intent-driven user interfaces, closed-loop command and control systems, then goes on to explore lessons learned to date, and future directions in Augmented Cognition-enabled HCI.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Human Information Processing.Part II: Cognitive State Sensors.Part III: Augmented Cognition Technology.Part IV: Augmented Cognition and Advanced Computing.Part V: AugCog New Directions.

Read more less

Book SynopsisA step by step guide, this book covers how to design products that offer the right combination of functionality, usability, and accessibility for all consumers. The author articulates why these three elements can make the critical difference in remaining competitive and economically viable over the long term. He provides insightful case studies that illustrate the corporate benefits for designing accessibility, in addition to carefully selected and valuable figures and tables. Demystifying what is involved in designing inclusive products for all users, the book highlights numerous examples for designers, such as creating a tool for Web browsing for older adults, as well as digital television access.Table of ContentsContents: G. Salvendy, Series Foreword. Preface. An Introduction to Designing for Accessibility. Making the Business Case for Accessibility. Implementing Design for Accessibility in Industry. The Role of Senior Management. The Role of Project Management. Filling the Skills Gap. Case Study—Making Expertise Available Within a Company. Putting Accessibility Into the Design Process. Case Study—Designing for Accessibility in Practice. Involving Users in the Design Process. Conducting Sessions With Users. Case Study—Investigating the Accessibility of Digital Television for Older Adults.

Read more less

Book SynopsisHow to integrate safety skills into job training through behavior modification and various instructional methods. The price is high for this compendium of training suggestions and techniques. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Read more less

Book SynopsisOn-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industries describes how to establish an on-site occupational health program, from a sample of a request for proposal response, cost-savings reports, and clinical protocols, evaluations, and treatments to corporate awareness of workers' compensation, lost work-time situations, and applications for cost-effective solutions.Contains procedures and guidelines developed by the author for prestigious firms such as Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., Bank One Corp., The Detroit Newspapers, J&L Specialty Steel Inc., Henry Ford Health System, and PepsiCo, Inc.!Exploring diagnostic mix, clinic size, on-site industrial rehabilitation program benefits, prevention medicine, and wellness and fitness strategies, On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation: A Model for the Manufacturing and Service Industriesillustrates how individual corporate environments can adapt to form a patieTable of ContentsThe Mission and Vision of the On-Site TeamThe Benefits of the On-Site Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Model to the Whole Organization: Management, Employee/Patient, and UnionDisability Costs to Private and Public ProgramsHealth Care Reform: Quality, Price, Service, and OutcomeHow the Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Pie Is DividedAmericans with Disabilities Act: Compliance, Worksite Ergonomics, On-Site Job Analysis, and Preplacement Coordination-How They InterrelateSkeletal and Soft-Tissue Injuries and Cumulative Trauma TreatmentThe Prescription for a Healthy Workforce: The Synergistic Whole, or How It All Comes Together

Read more less

Book SynopsisEssentially a reference book for identifying job descriptions and developing responsibility categories as an aid to understanding the design of work. Aims to help management make better decisions in the core areas of human resource management, such as reward system design and training.Table of ContentsJob Descriptions: Their Nature and Importance One Hundred Thirty-Two Major Management Uses for the Job Description How to Write a Job Description How to Gather Data for Preparation of the Job Description The Most Common Problems with Job Descriptions Appendices Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book discusses the 3D printing of sensors, actuators, and antennas and illustrates how manufacturers can create smart materials that can be effectively used to prepare low-cost products. The book also includes how to select the appropriate process for your manufacturing needs. 3D Printing of Sensors, Actuators, and Antennas for Low-Cost Product Manufacturing offers the most recent developments in 3D printing of sensors, actuators, and antennas for low-cost product manufacturing; the book highlights some of the commercially available low-cost 3D printing processes that have higher efficiency and accuracy. Fundamental principles and working methodologies are presented with a critical review of the past work involved and current trends with future predictions. It covers composite and polymeric materials widely used and specifically focuses on low-cost elements. Recent breakthroughs and advantages in product manufacturing when printing smart materials are also discussTable of Contents1. Introduction to 3D Printing of Sensors, Actuators, and Antennas for Low-Cost Product Manufacturing. 2. 3D Printing of Sensors, Actuators, and Antennas: Materials and Processes. 3. 3D Printing in Antenna Design. 4. Polymer-Based 3D Printed Sensors, Actuators, and Antennas for Low-Cost Product Manufacturing. 5. Lab-Scale Solutions for Sensors, Actuators, and Antennas: Economic and Environmental Justification. 6. Flexible and Wearable Patch Antennas Using Additive Manufacturing for Modern Wireless Applications. 7. 4D Printed Smart Sensors, Actuators, and Antennas. 8. Case Study on Development of Polymer Composite for Sensors, Actuators, and Antennas.

Read more less

Book SynopsisAI by Design introduces AI and its importance to our future. Exploring behavioural psychology, economics, and real-life and historical examples, Campbell predicts five future scenarios with AI, orientated around the "Singularity" - the moment when AI exceeds human capabilities, presenting perhaps the biggest challenge to our existence.Trade Review"The book offers a comprehensive discussion of the challenges of AI and begins to discuss ways that we can prevent the worst-case scenarios. This book will help readers to think critically about technology and begin to question the stories they have been told about technology being bad. Instead they can decide to take control, using design and planning to make better technology." --Carol J. Smith, Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute, www.carologic.com"An essential and authoritative overview of the dazzling future of artificial intelligence and a wake-up call to the world to join together to control the development of AI for the benefit—and, possibly, preservation—of humanity." --Blackpool Gazette, 'Must-read of the week', 17 MayTable of ContentsAuthor. Acknowledgement. 1 Sleepwalking into Singularity. 2 AI by Design and the Future-Back Methodology. 3 Should We Be Afraid of the Current State of AI? 4 Current State of AI Governance & Regulation. 5 Current State of AI Ethics. 6 Options for Our Future with AI. 7 Creating a Roadmap – A Plan for Living with Artificial Intelligence. 8 A New Hope for Artificial Intelligence. Conclusion. Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe text focuses on the role and the importance of 3D printing in new product development processes. It covers various aspects such as the 3D printing revolution and Industry 4.0, sustainability and 3D printing, and economics of 3D printing. It discusses important concepts, including 3D printing, rapid prototyping, mechanical and physical properties of 3D printed parts, nanomaterials, and material aspects of 3D printing.Features1. Presents recent advances such as Industry 4.0, 4D printing, 3D material mechanical characterization, and printing of advanced materials.2. Highlights the interdisciplinary aspects of 3D printing, particularly in biomedical, and aerospace engineering.3. Discusses mechanical and physical properties of 3D printed parts, material aspects, and process parameters.4. Showcases topics such as rapid prototyping, medical equipment design, and biomimetics related to the role of 3D printing in new product development.5.Covers applications of 3D printing in diverse areas, including automotive, aerospace engineering, medical, and marine industry.It will serve as an ideal reference text for senior undergraduate, graduate students, and researchers in diverse engineering domains, including manufacturing, mechanical, aerospace, automotive, and industrial.

Read more less

Book SynopsisWith the tremendous growth and availability of the data, this book covers understanding the data, while telling a story with visualization including basic concepts about the data, the relationship and the visualizations. All the technical details that include installation and building the different visualizations are explained in a clear and systematic way. Various aspects pertaining to storytelling and visualization are explained in the book through Tableau.Features Provides a hands-on approach in Tableau in a simplified manner with steps Discusses the broad background of data and its fundamentals, from the Internet of Everything to analytics Emphasizes the use of context in delivering the stories Presents case studies with the building of a dashboard Presents application areas and case studies with identification of the impactful visualization This book will be helpful for professionals, graduate students and senior undergraduate students in Manufacturing Engineering, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Data Analytics and Data Visualization.

Read more less

The text provides in-depth knowledge about recent advances in solar collector systems, photovoltaic systems, the role of thermal energy systems in buildings, phase change materials, geothermal energy, biofuels, and thermal management systems for EVs in social and industrial applications. It further aims toward the inclusion of innovation and implementation of strategies for CO2 emission reduction through the reduction of energy consumption using conventional sources.This book: Presents the latest advances in the field of thermal energy storage, solar energy development, geothermal energy, and hybrid energy applications for green development Highlights the importance of innovation and implementation of strategies for CO2 emission reduction through the reduction of energy consumption using sustainable technologies and methods Discusses design development, life cycle assessment, modelling and simulation of thermal energy systems i

Read more less

Book SynopsisNearly all our safety data collection and reporting systems are backwardlooking: incident reports; dashboards; compliance monitoring systems; and so on. This book shows how we can use safety data in a forward-looking, predictive sense.Predictive Safety Analytics: Reducing Risk through Modeling and Machine Learning contains real use cases where organizations have reduced incidents by employing predictive analytics to foresee and mitigate future risks. It discusses how Predictive Safety Analytics is an opportunity to break through the plateau problem where safety rate improvements have stagnated in many organizations. The book presents how the use of data, coupled with advanced analytical techniques, including machine learning, has become a proven and successful innovation. Emphasis is placed on how the book can meet you where you are by illuminating a path to get there, starting with simple data the organization likely already has. Highlights of the book are the real Table of Contents1. Safety in Numbers: A Data-Driven Approach. 2. Analytics Defined. 3. The Safety Data Repository. 4. Use Cases. 5. Where to Go from Here.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book presents the Human Factors methodologies and applications thereof that can be utilised across the design, modelling and evaluation stages of the design lifecycle of new technologies entering future commercial aircraft.As advances are made to the architecture of commercial aircraft cockpits, Human Factors on the Flight Deck argues that it is vitally important that these new interfaces are safely incorporated and designed in a way that is usable to the pilot. Incorporation of Human Factors is essential to ensuring that engineering developments to avionic systems are integrated such that pilots can maintain safe interactions while gaining information of value. Case study examples of various technological advancements during their early conceptual stages are given throughout to highlight how the methods and processes can be applied across each stage.The text will be useful for professionals, graduate students and academic researchers in the fields of aviation, Human Factors and ergonomics.

Read more less

Book SynopsisMaritime Accident and Incident Investigation covers a wide range of topics relating to maritime-orientated organisational hazards and risks, as well as root cause analyses and techniques for analysing evidence. Its approach to maritime casualty and incident investigation caters to the unique needs of the maritime industry and covers the human element, machinery and engineering, and structural and security concerns.The book is divided into four parts, which respectively introduce the concepts and theories of organisational risks and hazards; provide a framework structure for planning, initiating, performing, and closing out maritime casualty and incident investigations; provide an overview of the main forms of analyses; and offer a toolkit of forms and documents for preparing and carrying out incident investigations.Features:Focuses on basic principles independent of particular software or protocols, allowing customisation to the reader's ownTable of ContentsPart 1. Introducing hazards and risks. 1. Core concepts and themes of hazard and risk analysis. 2. Importance of risk in organisational safety management. 3. Safety planning. 4. Preliminary hazard identification and analysis. 5. Functional safety. 6. Understanding risk analysis. 7. Applying risk analysis. 8. Risk management and hazard reporting. 9. Safety arguments and safety cases. Part 2. Maritime incident investigation. 10. Introduction to maritime incident investigation. 11. Rationale for investigating maritime incidents. 12. Initiating investigations. 13. Gathering and preserving data. 14. Analysing data. 15. Identifying root causes. 16. Developing recommendations. 17. Completing the investigation. 18. Selecting incidents for analysis. 19. Identifying trends. 20. Developing incident investigation programmes. Part 3. Analysis frameworks. 21. MarCIIF. Part 4. Fault tree analysis. 22. Fault tree analysis. 23. Causal factor charting. Annex 1. Maritime organisations of interest. Annex 2. Terminology and definitions. Annex 3. MaRCIIF Toolkit. Annex 4. Cross references between MaRCIIF and maritime industry standards. Annex 5. DIAB report on fall between quay and ship – Henrika Jacoba, 29 May 2022.

Read more less

Book SynopsisSince the introduction and proliferation of the Internet, problems involved with maintaining cybersecurity has grown exponentially, and have evolved into many forms of exploitation.Yet, Cybersecurity has had far too little study and research. Virtually all of the Research that has taken place in cybersecurity over many years, has been done by those with computer science, electrical engineering, and mathematics backgrounds. However, many cybersecurity researchers have come to realize that to gain a full understanding of how to protect a cyber environment requires not only the knowledge of those researchers in computer science, engineering and mathematics, but those who have a deeper understanding of human behavior: researchers with expertise in the various branches of behavioral science, such as psychology, behavioral economics, and other aspects of brain science.The authors, one a computer scientist and the other a psychologist, have attempted over the past seve

Read more less

Book SynopsisTrade ReviewReview of the fifth edition by Thomas B. Sheridan, Ford Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Applied Psychology, MassachusettsInstitute of TechnologyThe fifth edition of the Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics is the most authoritative and comprehensive reference work in the field.Review of the fourth edition and comment on the fifth edition by Donald A. Norman, Director and Co-Founder, University of California, San Diego Design Lab.I’m often asked for reading suggestions, especially for references to the literature on Human Factors and Ergonomics. In the past few months, I have been reading chapters of one book that has it all: Gavriel Salvendy’s massive tome, the Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics. The articles are all excellent. They all reflect up-to-date reviews of the areas they cover. They are wonderful self-study material, wonderful references, and would make excellent material in multiple courses. Consider it as essential piece of professional equipment. If you don’t know human factors, this is a great way to find the parts relevant to your work. And even if you are an expert, this book will be valuable because it is unlikely that you are expert at all the topics covered here, yet very likely you will need some of the ones you are not (yet) expert at. I follow my own advice. I consider myself an expert (I am a Fellow of the Human Factors Society), but I still learn each time I read from these pages. The 5th edition has new – and very important – chapters written by the authorities in each topic. It has kept up with the times and become even more valuable as both a text and a reference.From the Foreword to the second edition by John F. Smith, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer andPresident, General Motors CorporationThe publication of this second Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics is very timely. It is a comprehensive guide that contains practical knowledge and technical background on virtually all aspects of physical, cognitive, and social ergonomics. As such, it can be a valuable source of information for any individual or organization committed to providing competitive, high-quality products and safe, productive work environments.From the Foreword to the first edition by E. M. Estes, Retired President, General Motors CorporationRegardless of what phase of the economy a person is involved in, this handbook is a very useful tool. Every area of human factors from environmental conditions and motivation to the use of new communications systems, robotics, and business systems is well covered in the handbook by experts in every field.Table of ContentsAbout the Editors ix Contributors xi Foreword xxi Preface xxiii 1. Human Factors Function 1 1. The Discipline of Human Factors and Ergonomics 3Waldemar Karwowski and Wei Zhang 2. Human Systems Integration and Design 38Guy A. Boy 2. Human Factors Fundamentals 55 3. Sensation and Perception 57Robert W. Proctor and Janet D. Proctor 4. Selection and Control of Action 91Robert W. Proctor and Kim-Phuong L. Vu 5. Information Processing 114Christopher D. Wickens and C. Melody Carswell 6. Decision-Making Models, Decision Support, and Problem Solving 159Mark R. Lehto and Gaurav Nanda 7. Mental Workload 203G.M. Hancock, L. Longo, M.S. Young, and P.A. Hancock 8. Social and Organizational Foundation of Ergonomics: Multi-Level Systems Approaches 227Pascale Carayon 9. Emotional Design 236Feng Zhou, Yangjian Ji, and Roger Jianxin Jiao 10. Cross-Cultural Design 252Tom Plocher, Pei-Luen Patrick Rau, Yee-Yin Choong, and Zhi Guo 3. Design of Equipment, Tasks, Jobs, and Environments 281 11. Three-Dimensional (3D) Anthropometry and Its Applications in Product Design 283Liang Ma and Jianwei Niu 12. Basic Biomechanics and Workplace Design 303William S. Marras and Waldemar Karwowski 13. The Changing Nature of Task Analysis 358Erik Hollnagel 14. Workplace Design 368Nicolas Marmaras and Dimitris Nathanael 15. Job and Team Design 383Frederick P. Morgeson and Michael A. Campion 16. Design, Delivery, Evaluation, and Transfer of Effective Training Systems 414Tiffany M. Bisbey, Rebecca Grossman, Kareem Panton, Chris W. Coultas, and Eduardo Salas 17. Situation Awareness 434Mica R. Endsley 4. Design for Health, Safety, and Comfort 457 18. Sound and Noise: Measurement and Design Guidance 459John G. Casali 19. Vibration and Motion 494Neil J. Mansfield and Michael J. Griffin 20. Human Errors and Human Reliability 514Peng Liu, Renyou Zhang, Zijian Yin, and Zhizhong Li 21. Occupational Safety and Health Management 573Jeanne Mager Stellman, Sonalee Rau, and Pratik Thaker 22. Managing low-Back Disorder Risk in the Workplace 597William S. Marras and Waldemar Karwowski 23. Manual Materials Handling: Evaluation and Practical Considerations 630Fadi A. Fathallah and Ira Janowitz 24. Warnings and Hazard Communications 644Michael S. Wogalter, Christopher B. Mayhorn, and Kenneth R. Laughery, Sr. 25. Use of Personal Protective Equipment 668Grażyna Bartkowiak, Krzysztof Baszczyński, Anna Bogdan, Agnieszka Brochocka, Anna Dąbrowska, Rafał Hrynyk, Emilia Irzmańska, Danuta Koradecka, Emil Kozłowski, Katarzyna Majchrzycka, Krzysztof Makowski, Anna Marszałek, Magdalena Młynarczyk, Rafał Młyński, Grzegorz Owczarek, and Janżera 5. Human Performance Modeling 685 26. Mathematical Modeling in Human–Machine System Design and Evaluation 687Changxu Wu and Yili Liu 27. Modeling and Simulation of Human Systems 704Gunther E. Paul 28. Human Supervisory Control of Automation 736Thomas B. Sheridan 29. Digital Human Modeling in Design 761Vincent G. Duffy 30. Extended Reality (XR) Environments 782Kay M. Stanney, Hannah Nye, Sam Haddad, Kelly S. Hale, Christina K. Padron, and Joseph V. Cohn 31. Neuroergonomics 816Hasan Ayaz and Frédéric Dehais 6. System Evaluation 843 32. Accident and Incident Investigation 845Patrick G. Dempsey 33. Human Factors and Ergonomics Audits 853Colin G. Drury and Patrick G. Dempsey 34. Cost/Benefit Analysis for Human Systems Investments 880William B. Rouse and Dennis K. McBride 7. Human–Computer Interaction 893 35. Data Visualization 895Sumanta N. Pattanaik and R. Paul Wiegand 36. Representation Design 947John M. Flach, Kevin B. Bennett, Jonathan W. Butler, and Michael A. Heroux 37. Collecting and Analyzing User Insights 960Matthias Peissner, Kathrin Pollmann, and Nora Fronemann 38. Usability and User Experience: Design and Evaluation 972James R. Lewis and Jeff Sauro 39. Website Design and Evaluation 1016Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Robert W. Proctor, and Ya-Hsin Hung 40. Mobile Systems Design and Evaluation 1037June Wei and Siyi Dong 41. Human Factors in Ambient Intelligence Environments 1058Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona, and Stavroula Ntoa 42. Human-Centered Design of Artificial Intelligence 1085George Margetis, Stavroula Ntoa, Margherita Antona, and Constantine Stephanidis 43. Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust 1107Abbas Moallem 44. Human–Robot Interaction 1121Jessie Y.C. Chen and Michael J. Barnes 45. Human Factors in Social Media 1143Qin Gao and Yue Chen 8. Design for Individual Differences 1187 46. Design for All in Digital Technologies 1189Constantine Stephanidis 47. Design for People Experiencing Functional Limitations 1216Gregg C. Vanderheiden, J. Bern Jordan, and Jonathan Lazar 48. Design for Aging 1249Jia Zhou and Qin Gao 49. Design of Digital Technologies for Children 1287Panos Markopoulos, Janet C. Read, and Michail Giannakos 9. Selected Applications 1305 50. Human Factors and Ergonomics Standards 1307Waldemar Karwowski, Redha Taiar, David Rodrick, Bohdana Sherehiy, and Robert R. Fox 51. Data Analytics in Human Factors 1351Matt Holman, Guy Walker, Melissa Bedinger, Annie Visser-Quinn, Kerri McClymont, Lindsay Beevers, and Terry Lansdown 52. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Design of A3: Automation, Autonomy, and Artificial Intelligence 1385Ben D. Sawyer, Dave B. Miller, Matthew Canham, and Waldemar Karwowski 53. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care 1417Pascale Carayon, Kathryn Wust, Bat-Zion Hose, and Megan E. Salwei 54. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Digital Manufacturing 1438Dieter Spath and Martin Braun 55. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Aviation 1460Steven J. Landry 56. Human Side of Space Exploration and Habitation 1480Kevin R. Duda, Dava J. Newman, Joanna Zhang, Nicolas Meirhaeghe, and H. Larissa Zhou 57. Human Factors and Ergonomics for Sustainability 1512Klaus Fischer, Andrew Thatcher, and Klaus J. Zink Index 1529

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book discusses the specifics of safety regulations regarding nuclear risk and how experts contribute to the safety of nuclear installations. Drawing on research conducted in collaboration with the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), the ideas that are put forward rely on a review of the practices of specialists in human and organizational factors concerning nuclear safety. The author shows that the French approach depends on maintaining a technical dialogue between the regulatory authority (ASN), IRSN and nuclear operators. This method of risk management is known as French cooking in the Anglo-Saxon world, where a more formal regulatory approach is taken. This technical dialogue does however hold certain benefits, particularly in the field of human and organizational factors, where it allows an advancement of the state of knowledge, which remains incomplete. After the Fukushima accident, in the face of an ongoing European and global re-evaluaTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Part one. Technical dialogue and human factors: a historical perspective; 1. The emergence of human factors in institutions of technical dialogue; 2. Incorporation of human factors in assessment processes; Conclusion to part one: historical and institutional influences of human factors assessments? Part two. The assessment factory; 3. Contribution to the Minotaure safety review; 4. The analysis of incidents at Artémis; 5. Management of the skills of operating personnel in nuclear power plants; Conclusion to part two: the singular aspects of the assessment factory; Part three. The effectiveness of assessment; 6. Persuade or convince: the rhetorical and cognitive effectiveness of the assessment; 7. The operating efficiency of expertise: controlling the forces of technical dialogue; Conclusion to part three: rebalancing dimensions of effectiveness; General conclusion

Read more less

Book SynopsisHandbook of Human Factors for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent VehiclesSubject Guide: Ergonomics & Human Factors Automobile crashes are the seventh leading cause of death worldwide, resulting in over 1.25 million deaths yearly. Automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles have the potential to reduce crashes significantly, while also reducing congestion, carbon emissions, and increasing accessibility. However, the transition could take decades. This new handbook serves a diverse community of stakeholders, including human factors researchers, transportation engineers, regulatory agencies, automobile manufacturers, fleet operators, driving instructors, vulnerable road users, and special populations. It provides information about the human driver, other road users, and humanâautomation interaction in a single, integrated compendium in order to ensure that automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles reach their full potential.Features Addresses four major transportation challengesâcrashes, congestion, carbon emissions, and accessibilityâfrom a human factors perspective Discusses the role of the human operator relevant to the design, regulation, and evaluation of automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles Offers a broad treatment of the critical issues and technological advances for the designing of transportation systems with the driver in mind Presents an understanding of the human factors issues that are central to the public acceptance of these automated, connected, and intelligent vehicles Leverages lessons from other domains in understanding human interactions with automation Sets the stage for future research by defining the space of unexplored questions Table of ContentsPreface. Editors. Contributors. 1. Introduction. 2. Automated Driving: Decades of Research and Development Leading to Today’s Commercial Systems. 3. Driver’s Mental Model of Vehicle Automation. 4. Driver Trust in Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicles. 5. Public Opinion About Automated and Self-Driving Vehicles: An International Review. 6. Workload, Distraction, and Automation. 7. Situation Awareness in Driving. 8. Allocation of Function to Humans and Automation and the Transfer of Control. 9. Driver Fitness in the Resumption of Control. 10. Driver Capabilities in the Resumption of Control. 11. Driver State Monitoring for Decreased Fitness to Drive. 12. Behavioral Adaptation. 13. Distributed Situation Awareness and Vehicle Automation: Case Study Analysis and Design Implications. 14. Human Factors Considerations in Preparing Policy and Regulation for Automated Vehicles. 15. HMI Design for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicles. 16. Human–Machine Interface Design for Fitness-Impaired Populations. 17. Automated Vehicle Design for People with Disabilities. 18. Importance of Training for Automated, Connected, and Intelligent Vehicle Systems. 19. Connected Vehicles in a Connected World: A Sociotechnical Systems Perspective. 20. Congestion and Carbon Emissions. 21. Automation Lessons from Other Domains. 22. HF Considerations When Testing and Evaluation ACIVs. 23. Techniques for Making Sense of Behavior in Complex Datasets. 24. Future Research Needs and Conclusions.

Read more less

Book SynopsisNew Tools, Old Tasks explores how Integrated Operations (IO) will influence the safety of offshore drilling operations. The book is based on several years of practical experience combined with a research study on the safety of IO within the drilling domain. The overall objective of the book is to explore how safety can be understood in the change process of Integrated Operations, and to provide recommendations for how IO may be developed and implemented in a way that will benefit both safety and efficiency of the operations. A crucial thread throughout the book is that the understanding of normal work processes is key to understanding the conditions for safe operations. This is reflected in the book's structure and content; the nature of normal drilling operations is the focus, including how technologies and work processes are aligned to meet the dominating challenges of the industry (these challenges need not be directly linked to safety/risk). It is argued that the influence of IO on the safety of drilling operations depends more on how IO relates to the existing fundamental challenges of drilling operations than on the design and properties of the different IO technologies and work processes as such.Trade Review’The petroleum industry has spearheaded the use of advanced solutions in the shape of Integrated Operations. Understanding how a new technology affects both safety and efficiency requires a strong combination of engineering and social science. This book uses a thorough knowledge of modern offshore operations to discuss the central methodological issues, and illustrates how they can be used to solve the practical problems.’ Erik Hollnagel, Centre for Quality Improvement, Denmark ’This important book scrutinizes the practices and effects of integrated operations in relation to operational safety in the petroleum sector in general and for offshore drilling operations in particular. By drawing on a framework that integrates actor network theory with traditional and emerging safety frameworks Haavik presents a controversial and important perspective of integrated operations that has implications for practice outside the petroleum sector.’ Vidar Hepsø, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and Project Manager Statoil R&D, Norway ’This is a thoughtful, well-structured academic book which leads the reader carefully through the author’s research to its logical conclusion.’ The RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Journal, November 2013Table of Contents1: Introduction; 2: Drilling in Action: Two Short Stories; 3: A Brief Introduction to Integrated Operations; 4: Drilling for Oil and Gas 1; 5: Safety of Sociotechnical Systems and Sociotechnical Work; 6: Methodological Themes; 7: Integrated Drilling Operations as Sociotechnical Systems; 8: Articulation Work: Revisiting the Case of Mud Losses 1; 9: Chasing Shared Understanding: Revisiting the Case of Divergent Depth Measurements 1; 10: Challenging Controversies – A Prospective Analysis of the Implications of Integrated Operations; 11: New Tools, Old Tasks: Discussion and Conclusions

Read more less

Book SynopsisRapid advancements in train control and in-cab technologies provide significant opportunities for rail operators to improve efficiency and enhance their operations. New technologies often provide elegant solutions to existing problems or new capabilities for the operator. However, new technologies may also represent a significant form of risk. Thus, it is important to balance the potential for significant improvement with justifiable concern about how the technology may unpredictably change the nature of the work. If a technology is designed and implemented without considering the substantive human factors concerns, that technology may lead to unintended consequences that can introduce safety issues and disrupt network performance. It is important to note that even a well-designed and beneficial technology may be rejected by the users who see it as a threat to their jobs, status or working conditions. This book discusses the issues surrounding rail technology and introduces a âtoolkitâ of human factors evaluation methods. The toolkit provides a practical and operationally focused set of methods that can be used by managers considering investing in technology, staff charged with implementing a technology, and consultants engaged to assist with the design and evaluation process. This toolkit can help to ensure that new rail technologies are thoughtfully designed, effectively implemented, and well received by users so that the significant investment associated with developing rail technologies is not wasted.Trade Review’This is not a beginner’s guide to Human Factors but then the rail industry is no longer a beginner. It is a technical book, rich in detail and insight, but also one that has itself been designed for Human Use. It is easy to read, being in equal part a railway book as much as it is a human factors one.’ Rail Professional, December 2013Table of ContentsForeword; Introduction: the promise and perils of new technology, Drew Dawson, Chris Bearman, Anjum Naweed and Gareth Hughes; Key technology-related human factors issues, Chris Bearman; Resistance to technology, Janette Rose and Chris Bearman; Effective user feedback: the practical value of mock-ups, Gareth Hughes, Airdrie Long, Anne Maddock and Chris Bearman; Qualitative research rules: using qualitative and ethnographic methods to access the human dimensions of technology, Kirrilly Thompson; Future enquiry: a participatory ergonomics approach to evaluating new technology, Verna Blewitt and Andrea Shaw; Using task analysis to inform the development and evaluation of new technologies, Janette Rose, Chris Bearman and Anjum Naweed; Evaluating your train simulator part I: the physical environment, Anjum Naweed, Ganesh Balakrishnan and Jillian Dorrian; Evaluating your train simulator part II: the task environment, Jillian Dorrian and Anjum Naweed; Applying the theories and measures of situation awareness to the rail industry, Janette Rose, Chris Bearman and Anne Maddock; Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisA Complete Toolbox of Theories and TechniquesThe second edition of a bestseller, Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design, Implementation, and Applications presents systematic and extensive coverage of the primary areas of research and development within VE technology. It brings together a comprehensive set of contributed articles that address the principles required to define system requirements and design, build, evaluate, implement, and manage the effective use of VE applications. The contributors provide critical insights and principles associated with their given areas of expertise to provide extensive scope and detail on VE technology and its applications.What's New in the Second Edition: Updated glossary of terms to promote common language throughout the community New chapters on olfactory perception, avatar control, motion sickness, and display design, as well as a whole host of new application areas Trade Review"A key attraction of this text is the diversity of chapter offerings that span a range of successful research and applications in academia, industry, defense, medicine, and education. A second aspect that is very important is the discussion and interplay of the science of learning and applications of virtual environments as well as the underpinning of theory and research in each chapter. I find this interplay to be very important regardless as a means of informing both science and practice along the way."—Dr Winston "Wink" Bennett, Jr., US Air Force Research Laboratory, Warfighter Readiness Research Division "A key attraction of this text is the diversity of chapter offerings that span a range of successful research and applications in academia, industry, defense, medicine, and education. A second aspect that is very important is the discussion and interplay of the science of learning and applications of virtual environments as well as the underpinning of theory and research in each chapter. I find this interplay to be very important regardless as a means of informing both science and practice along the way."—Dr Winston "Wink" Bennett, Jr., US Air Force Research Laboratory, Warfighter Readiness Research Division "… provides a comprehensive view of each of the elements impacting the design, implementation, and total cost of virtual environments. The list of authors features an all-star cast of simulation practioners rarely assembled for such purposes. The book is well organized and describes each of the antecedents of good design in a pragmatic way making it easy for novices or experts to easily find selected topics gain knowledge from reading."—Robert Sottilare, Ph.D., Simulationist & Adaptive Tutoring Scientist "… a comprehensive guide to the latest technology and ideas in the resurgent field of VE. The editors have brought together a distinguished list of expert contributors and covered a broad swath to provide a definitive guide of the current state-of-the-art for students and experts alike."—Scott S. Grigsby, Ph.D., Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp Table of ContentsIntroduction. System Requirements. Design Approaches and Implementation Strategies. Health and Safety Issues. Evaluation. Selected Applications of Virtual Environments.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe mining industry has experienced important improvements with regard to its safety record and work environment. But there is still room for further improvement and the mining industry now faces the challenge of securing a future workforce: The current workforce is aging, and mining work increasingly requires a more qualified workforce. Designing Ergonomic, Safe, and Attractive Mining Workplaces seeks to give an understanding of what must be considered in the design of mining workplaces. By reviewing and discussing the historic and current development of the mining industry as well as problems related to the safety, ergonomics, and attractiveness of mining workplaces, it demonstrates that the challenges facing the mining industry often need to be solved on a case-to-case basis. The processes through which these issues are managed are of significant importance. To facilitate a proactive approach, the book covers the principles of systematic work environment management,Table of ContentsIntroduction. Attractive Mining. The Design Process. Designing for Safety. Health and Safety in Mining. Mechanisation and Automation. Work Organisation. A Vision of the Future.

Read more less

Book SynopsisIncreasing levels of driving automation has changed the role of the driver from active operator to passive monitor. However, Systems Design has been plagued by criticism for failing to acknowledge the new role of the driver within the system network. To understand the driver''s new role within an automated driving system, the theory of Distributed Cognition is adopted. This approach provides a useful framework for the investigation of allocation of function between multiple agents in the driving system. A Systems Design Framework has been developed that outlines how the Distributed Cognition paradigm can be applied to driving using both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.Trade Review"Automotive automation is changing what it means to drive, revealing new opportunities, but also huge challenges in defining the role of the driver. This book provides the concepts and tools needed to define this role. Banks and Stanton expertly weave well-proven task analysis techniques with new ways of thinking about human-technology relationships. This practical and innovative thinking is just the combination needed to redefine driving to benefit drivers."—Professor John Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA"Vehicle automation is coming over the horizon faster than many of us thought possible. This essential and timely book gets us back on terms with the inevitable human performance implications. Using first-of-a-kind studies, from the simulator, through the test-track, to the open road, it is clear those implications are both profound and exciting. Banks and Stanton have produced a stellar book that takes us on the journey towards Automobile Automation."—Dr Guy Walker, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom"Automobile Automation is the first book of its kind to take a systems approach in tackling the thorny Human Factors issues associated with highly automated vehicles. Using Distributed Cognition as their theoretical framework, Banks and Stanton have produced an insightful and highly practical piece of work that will assist researchers and practitioners in the design and evaluation of automated vehicle systems. A particularly innovative feature is the use of predictive modeling techniques to forecast the behavior of future automated driving systems. This highly useful book will be relevant throughout the transition to fully automated transport systems. All those with an interest in automation and transportation safety should read it and reap the benefits."—Professor Paul Salmon, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia"This book is intended for a broad audience, with the tone most often skewing toward the academic. It would be especially useful reading for newcomers to automobile-automation research as it gives a succinct overview of the current issues, related research, and appropriate tools to study driver perceptions and behaviors. This book could be used as a reference guide for researchers but would also be a great introduction to human factors for automobile automation for nonacademic or researchers in other fields."—Ergonomics in Design (EID), January 2019 Issue"Automotive automation is changing what it means to drive, revealing new opportunities, but also huge challenges in defining the role of the driver. This book provides the concepts and tools needed to define this role. Banks and Stanton expertly weave well-proven task analysis techniques with new ways of thinking about human-technology relationships. This practical and innovative thinking is just the combination needed to redefine driving to benefit drivers."—Professor John Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA"Vehicle automation is coming over the horizon faster than many of us thought possible. This essential and timely book gets us back on terms with the inevitable human performance implications. Using first-of-a-kind studies, from the simulator, through the test-track, to the open road, it is clear those implications are both profound and exciting. Banks and Stanton have produced a stellar book that takes us on the journey towards Automobile Automation."—Dr Guy Walker, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom"Automobile Automation is the first book of its kind to take a systems approach in tackling the thorny Human Factors issues associated with highly automated vehicles. Using Distributed Cognition as their theoretical framework, Banks and Stanton have produced an insightful and highly practical piece of work that will assist researchers and practitioners in the design and evaluation of automated vehicle systems. A particularly innovative feature is the use of predictive modeling techniques to forecast the behavior of future automated driving systems. This highly useful book will be relevant throughout the transition to fully automated transport systems. All those with an interest in automation and transportation safety should read it and reap the benefits."—Professor Paul Salmon, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia"This book is intended for a broad audience, with the tone most often skewing toward the academic. It would be especially useful reading for newcomers to automobile-automation research as it gives a succinct overview of the current issues, related research, and appropriate tools to study driver perceptions and behaviors. This book could be used as a reference guide for researchers but would also be a great introduction to human factors for automobile automation for nonacademic or researchers in other fields."—Ergonomics in Design (EID), January 2019 IssueTable of ContentsIntroduction to Automobile Automation. On the Road to Full Vehicle Automation. Adopting a Systems Engineering View in the Design of Automated Driving Features. Exploring the Use of Verbal Protocol Analysis as a Tool to Analyse Driver Behaviour. Contrasting Models of Driver Behaviour in Emergencies Using Retrospective Verbal Protocols. The Effect of Systems Design on Driver Behaviour: The Case of AEB. What’s Next for Vehicle Automation? From Design Concept through to Prototype. Discovering Driver-Vehicle Coordination Problems in Early Stage System Development. Driver-initiated Design: An Approach to Keeping the Driver in Control? Future Work on Automobile Automation.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis highly-readable account of the nature of the hazards presented by ionizing radiation and the methods of protection is an ideal introductory text for those new to the field, and for the non-specialist. The seventh edition continues to cover the technical principles underlying the control of radiation hazards, radiation detection and measurement and the biological effects of radiation, followed by a consideration of industry-specific radiation protection issues. Further specialised topics include risk assessment, waste management and decommissioning, radiological emergencies, relevant legislation and organizational issues and, new to this edition, environmental radiation protection.Table of ContentsThe structure of matter. Radioactivity and radiation. Radiation units. Biological effects of radiation. Natural and man-made radiation. The system of radiological protection. Radiation detection and measurement. The external radiation hazard. The internal radiation hazard. The principles of risk assessment. Practical health physics techniques. Legislation and regulations related to radiation protection. Radiation protection in the nuclear industry. Radioactive waste and the decommissioning of radioactive facilities. Radiation protection in the non-nuclear industry. Radiation protection in medicine. Radiological incidents and emergencies. The organisation and administration of radiation protection services.

Read more less

Book SynopsisKrishnan describes military applications of neuroscience research and emerging neurotechnology with relevance to the conduct of armed conflict and law enforcement. This work builds upon literature by scholars such as Moreno and Giordano and fills an existing gap, not only in terms of reviewing available and future neurotechnologies and relevant applications, but by discussing how the military pursuit of these technologies fits into the overall strategic context. The first to sketch future neurowarfare by looking at its potentials as well as its inherent limitations, this book's main theme is how military neuroscience will enhance and possibly transform both classical psychological operations and cyber warfare. Its core argument is that nonlethal strategies and tactics could become central to warfare in the first half of the twenty-first century. This creates both humanitarian opportunities in making war less bloody and burdensome as well as some unprecedented threats and dangers in terTable of ContentsTable of Contents:1 Introduction 2 Cold War Brain Research and Germ Warfare 3 Neuroscientific Enhancement 4 Intelligence and Prediction 5 The Degradation Technologies I 6 The Degradation Technologies II 7 The Strategic Context 8 Neurowarfare 9 Dangers and Solutions

Read more less

Book SynopsisGait analysis is the systematic study of human walking, using the eye and brain of experienced observers, augmented by instrumentation for measuring body movements, body mechanics, and the activity of the muscles. Since Aristotleâs work on gait analysis more than 2000 years ago, it has become an established clinical science used extensively in the healthcare and rehabilitation fields for diagnosis and treatment.Forensic Gait Analysis details the more recent, and rapidly developing, use of gait analysis in the forensic sciences. The book considers the use of observational gait analysis, based on video recordings, to assist in the process of identification or exclusion. With the increase in use of CCTV and surveillance systems over the last 20 to 30 years, there has been a steady and rapid increase in the use of gait as evidence. Currently, gait analysis is widely used in the UK in criminal investigations, with increasing awareness of its potential use in the US, Europe, and glTrade Review "With forensic gait analysis being a relatively new forensic science ... there has not yet been set to print a book so complete in its efforts to convey the whole process of Forensic Gait Analysis as Forensic Gait Analysis: Principles and Practice. This book finds the perfect balance in its explanation of what forensic gait analysis is and how it applies to the real world investigation, from the beginning of a criminal investigation right up to the court room and beyond. Overall, this book is well researched, written, and presented ... all would benefit from the information in these pages ... the best written book on forensic gait analysis I have read."—Nicholas J. Harris, CSFS, Detective Constable, Peel Regional Police Service, Canada; Crime Scene Investigator with the Forensic Identification Bureau; Forensic Podiatrist, BSc Hons Podiatric Medicine. Review published in Interfaces, a publication of The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, Issue No. 101, September 2020."With forensic gait analysis being a relatively new forensic science ... there has not yet been set to print a book so complete in its efforts to convey the whole process of Forensic Gait Analysis as Forensic Gait Analysis: Principles and Practice. This book finds the perfect balance in its explanation of what forensic gait analysis is and how it applies to the real world investigation, from the beginning of a criminal investigation right up to the court room and beyond. Overall, this book is well researched, written, and presented ... all would benefit from the information in these pages ... the best written book on forensic gait analysis I have read."—Nicholas J. Harris, CSFS, Detective Constable, Peel Regional Police Service, Canada; Crime Scene Investigator with the Forensic Identification Bureau; Forensic Podiatrist, BSc Hons Podiatric Medicine. Review published in Interfaces, a publication of The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences, Issue No. 101, September 2020.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The History of the Use of Gait Analysis as Evidence 3. Fundamentals of Human Gait and Gait Analysis 4. The Legal Context of Forensic Gait Analysis 5. The Development of the Forensic Gait Analysis Quality Assurance Process in the UK 6. Initial Contact, Preliminary Assessment of Footage and Defining the Task 7. Analysing the Questioned and Reference Footage 8. Comparison of Gait and Evaluaiton 9. Writing Expert Witness Reports. 10 Presenting Gait Evidence in Court 11. Psychology of Perceptual Error in Forensic Practice 12 Probative Value of Gait Analysis 13 Case Studies Appendix Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisOver the last 50 years, the theory and the methods of reliability analysis have developed significantly. Therefore, it is very important to the reliability specialist to be informed of each reliability measure. This book will provide historical developments, current advancements, applications, numerous examples, and many case studies to bring the reader up-to-date with the advancements in this area.It covers reliability engineering in different branches, includes applications to reliability engineering practice, provides numerous examples to illustrate the theoretical results, and offers case studies along with real-world examples.This book is useful to engineering students, research scientist, and practitioners working in the field of reliability.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preventive Maintenance Modeling: State of the ArtSylwia Werbińska-WojciechowskaChapter 2 Inspection Maintenance Modeling for Technical Systems:An OverviewSylwia Werbińska-WojciechowskaChapter 3 Application of Stochastic Processes in Degradation Modeling:An OverviewShah Limon, Ameneh Forouzandeh Shahraki,and Om Prakash YadavChapter 4 Building a Semi-automatic Design for Reliability Survey withSemantic Pattern RecognitionChristian Spreafico and Davide RussoChapter 5 Markov Chains and Stochastic Petri Nets for Availability andReliability ModelingPaulo Romero Martins Maciel, Jamilson Ramalho Dantas,and Rubens de Souza Matos JúniorChapter 6 An Overview of Fault Tree Analysis and Its Application in DualPurposed Cask Reliability in an Accident ScenarioMaritza Rodriguez Gual, Rogerio Pimenta Morão, LuizLeite da Silva, Edson Ribeiro, Claudio Cunha Lopes,and Vagner de OliveiraChapter 7 An Overview on Failure Rates in Maintenance PoliciesXufeng Zhao and Toshio NakagawaChapter 8 Accelerated Life Tests with Competing Failure Modes:An OverviewKanchan Jain and Preeti Wanti SrivastavaChapter 9 European Reliability StandardsMiguel Angel Navas, Carlos Sancho, and Jose CarpioChapter 10 Time-Variant Reliability Analysis Methods for DynamicStructuresZhonglai Wang and Shui YuChapter 11 Latent Variable Models in ReliabilityLaurent BordesChapter 12 Expanded Failure Modes and Effects Analysis: A DifferentApproach for System Reliability Assessment Perdomo Ojeda Manuel, Rivero Oliva Jesús, and SalomónLlanes JesúsChapter 13 Reliability Assessment and Probabilistic Data Analysis ofVehicle Components and Systems Zhigang WeiChapter 14 Maintenance Policy Analysis of a Marine Power GeneratingMulti-state System Thomas Markopoulos and Agapios N. PlatisChapter 15 Vulnerability Discovery and Patch Modeling: State of the Art Avinash K. Shrivastava, P. K. Kapur, and Misbah AnjumChapter 16 Signature Reliability Evaluations: An Overview of DifferentSystems Akshay Kumar, Mangey Ram, and S. B. Singh

Read more less