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Module Overview
Lesson Goals
Human System Interaction Model
Human-Machine Comparison
Human Variance
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Humans are Better than Machines in:

  • Sensory Functions
  • Perceptual Abilities
    • Stimulus Generalization
    • Abstract Concepts
  • Flexibility
    • Ability to Improvise
  • Judgment
  • Selective Recall
  • Inductive Reasoning
Human Side of the Human Factors Model
Environment - Illumination - Noise Level - Air Quality - Vibration - Climate
Human Sensory Component - Vision - Hearing - Smell - Taste - Touch
Human Cognitive Component - Attention - Memory (short & long term) - Information Processing - Decision Making - Action Initiation
Human Musculoskeletal Component - Motor Co-ordination - Action Performance - Objects Manipulation
 
 
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