How can ergonomics influence design? Moving from research findings to future systems

Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1624-1639

  Dekker, Sidney W A ^a   Nyce, James M ^b  

^a LINKÖPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Epistemology; Ergonomics research; Ethnography; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; RESEARCH;

ERGONOMICS DESIGN; ETHNOMETHODOLOGICAL STRANDS;

ERGONOMICS;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTATION; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TRAFFIC; WORKLOAD;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; AVIATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PAPER; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RADAR; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS THEORY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 9444221474     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130412331290853     Document Type: Article

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