Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers - Mark R. (Purdue University Lehto - Bog

With a practical, applied orientation, this book presents and integrates in a single source important methods and tools used in the fields of industrial engineering, human factors, and ergonomics to design and improve jobs, tasks, and products. The author covers such topics as the human system, motion analysis, predicting human performance, simulation in ergonomic design, product quality and usability, macroergonomics, and occupational safety and health. Each chapter offers challenging problems and examples to illustrate concepts. The new second edition features two new chapters that address human error causation and reduction and human computer interaction. It also includes updated figures.