Synopses & Reviews
The variety and increasing availability of hypermedia information systems, which are used in stationary (office and home workstation, operators' consoles) as well as mobile applications (driver information and navigation systems in automobiles, electronic flight bags in aircraft) form a foundation for the mediatization of society. From the human engineering point of view this development and the ensuing increased importance of information systems for economic and private needs require careful deliberation of the derivation and application of ergonomics methods especially in the field of information systems. This book deals with the theory and models of cognitive ergonomics as well as the development of information ergonomics. In this context different psychological views are displayed how operators perform using information systems in different working environments. Herein user strategies, motivation and problems in finding information are being analyzed. Based upon the mentioned theories and models the authors describe several fields of usage including aviation, air traffic control, and the automotive and naval sector. For these application areas dedicated examples in design are being given.
Synopsis
Even as transportation begins to feature information and monitoring systems of growing complexity, this volume deals with the theory and models of cognitive ergonomics, which assesses the psychology of human users' performance in relation to these systems.
About the Author
Dr. Stein received his Ph.D. from University of Wuppertal department safety and security in 2001. Since 2004 he has been head of the division engineering psychology at the German Air Force Institute of aviation medicine. At 2007 the University of Wuppertal, department Ergonomics awarded him the academic degree of an associate professor. His current research is focused on investigating cockpit concepts for different military aircraft in close collaboration with EADS. Dr. Sandl received his diploma in technical physics in 1988 at the Technical University of Munich. After one year as test engineer at MBB flight test, he continued his scientific career at the Max Planck Gesellschaft and received his Ph.D. in 1993 at the University of Bayreuth. Since 1996 he works at, and since 1999 he lead the department of Human Factors Engineering at Cassidian, an EADS company. Currently he is working on new HMI concepts for manned and unmanned military air systems.
Table of Contents
Preface.- Information Systems in Transportation.- Information Ergonomics.- Human aspect of information ergonomics.- Automotive.- Civil Aviation.- Military Aviation.- Air Traffic Control.- Railroad.- Perspectives for Future Information Systems in Traffic and Transportation.