This is the seventh edition of a text that is quite popular and the respected leader in its field. Written for
upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, as well as for practicing professionals, the book combines an
emphasis on the empirical research basis of human factors with comprehensive coverage of basic concepts in the
field of human factors and ergonomics. This edition of Human Factors in Engineering and Design has been thoroughly
updated and contains a new chapter on motor skills. Several chapters have been extensively revised and renamed
to reflect current emphases and research in the field.
Table of Contents
PART I. INTRODUCTION
1. Human Factors and Systems
2. Human Factors Research Methodologies
PART II. INFORMATION INPUT
3. Information Input and Processing
4. Text, Graphics, Symbols, and Codes
5. Visual Displays of Dynamic Information
6. Auditory, Tactual, and Olfactory Displays
7. Speech Communications
PART III. HUMAN OUTPUT AND CONTROL
8. Physical Work and Manual Materials Handling
9. Motor Skills
10. Human Control of Systems
11. Controls and Data Entry Devices
12. Hand Tools and Devices
PART IV. WORKPLACE DESIGN
13. Applied Anthropometry, Work Space Design, and Seating
14. Arrangement of Components within a Physical Space
15. Interpersonal Aspects of Work Place Design
PART V. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
16. Illumination
17. Climate
18. Noise
19. Motion
PART VI. HUMAN FACTORS APPLICATIONS
20. Human Error, Accidents, and Safety
21. Human Factors and the Automobile
22. Human Factors in Systems Design
Appendices
Appendix A: List of Abbreviations
Appendix B: Control Devices
Appendix C Recommended Action Limit Formula for Lifting Tasks
