16.400 | Fall 2011 | Undergraduate

Human Factors Engineering

Lecture Notes

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1 Introduction and vision I (PDF - 2.0MB)
2 Vision II (PDF - 4.4MB)
3 Space bioastronautics (PDF - 6.1MB) (Courtesy of John B. Charles. Used with permission.)
4 Research methods I (PDF)
5 Research methods II (PDF)
6 Vestibular/spatial disorientation (PDF - 1.1MB)
7 Displays (PDF)
8 Space human factors  
9 Manual control I (PDF)
10 Manual control II (PDF - 1.4MB)
11 PIO and Cooper Harper  
12 Handling qualities  
13 Space physiology  
14 Auditory (PDF - 1.7MB)
15 Automaton, situation, awareness  
16 Flight deck automation working group  
17 Decision making; FAA regulations (PDF - 1.1MB)
18 Attention/workload (PDF)
19 Fatigue/circadian rhythms (PDF - 1.0MB) (Courtesy of Caroline Lowenthal. Used with permission.)
20 Anthropometry/environmental ergonomics (PDF - 1.3MB)
21 Response selection and control of movement (PDF)
22 Automobile HF  

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