The handbook of human-machine interaction: a human-centered design approach / edited by Guy A. Boy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boy, Guy A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-machine systems--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Human-machine systems.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xxii, 455 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2011]

Summary:

The field of human-machine interaction (HMI), as Boy (director, Human-Centered Design Institute, Florida Institute of Technology) describes it, "attempts to rationalize relevant attributes and categories that emerge from the use of (computerized) machines." It focuses on principles of safety, performance, comfort, and aesthetics in relation to human physical, cognitive, social, and emotional factors. He presents 20 chapters that discuss approaches, methods, and tools for understanding HMI in the context of design and propose a human-centered design approach that is an upstream process that enables a design team to incorporate human requirements into the design of a system through the application of Boy's "AUTOS pyramid," relating the entities of Artifact (system), User, Task, and Organizational Environment. Twenty chapters discuss this system as well as other perspectives on human-machine interaction as they concern methods and tools for human-centered design and engineering. They are organized into sections on analysis, design and engineering, and evaluation. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780754675808

0754675807

9781409411710

1409411710

OCLC:

669269773