Human-centered modeling in human reliability analysis: Some trends based on case studies

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-274

  Mosneron Dupin, F ^a,b   Reer, B ^c   Heslinga, G ^d   Strater O ^e   Gerdes, V ^b   Saliou, G ^b   Ullwer, W ^c  

^a EDF CNPE   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^d KEMA   (Netherlands)

^e GESELLSCHAFT FÜR ANLAGEN UND REAKTORSICHERHEIT GRS MBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION-BASED UNREQUIRED ACTIONS (DUA); HUMAN RELIABILITY ANALYSIS (HRA); HUMAN-CENTERED MODELING;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

EID: 0031387895     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(97)00081-1     Document Type: Article

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