Human Factors Minute

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Vigilance is the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties. The issue with this is that as automation is becoming increasingly more prevalent within our society humans are having to switch from the active role of operator to the passive role of monitor. Human Factors research has identified many issues with requiring humans to do vigilance tasks as they are highly stressful on individuals because of their substantial demand on information processing resources. One reason for this is individuals need to constantly use working memory to distinguish what a threating detection is compared to a non-threatening detection. Additionally, many experiments have measured workload during vigilance tasks. The results show that vigilance tasks carry high workload and are cognitively demanding. It is also found that vigilance decrement steadily increases as workload increases over time. Other studies show that there is a reduction in cerebral flow during vigilance tasks which provides physiological evidence that performance capabilities decrease during vigilance tasks. Research has investigated the high stress that results from vigilance tasks. Data indicates that increases in epinephrine and norepinephrine, as well as self-reports of various experiments showing vigilance tasks cause individuals to disengage from the task and experience distress and worry. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know the The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group is composed of 19 sub Technical Advisory Groups? One of those is the System Safety, Health Hazards, Survivability SubTAG The primary objective of this group to promote detailed interchange and coordination of technical information on system safety, health hazards, and survivability considerations in the development and application of human factors engineering to the Department of Defense lifecycle materiel system acquisition management process. The goal of the information interchange is to enhance total system performance, protect personnel from injuries and illnesses, and improve the ability of military personnel to survive during combat operations, operations other than war, and in hostile environments. The group also works to enhance working level coordination among personnel involved with human system integration issues pertaining to DoD research, development, and acquisition. This subgroup focuses on system safety, health hazards, and survivability consideration applications to developmental, fielded, and other military materiel systems. Since these issues and application responsibilities cover the full lifecycle military materiel acquisition management process, subgroup topical coverage also may span relevant issues, applications, lessons learned, and recommended future actions associated with the entire research, development, and acquisition process. Some of the common acquisition phases this subgroup focuses on include operation, control, maintenance, training, shipment and storage, and other activities having impacts on system safety, health hazards, and survivability. Ultimately, the subgroup investigates methods to improve human factors technology research, development, and application specific to system safety, health hazards, and survivability issues. To find out more about the The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group, and its sub Technical Advisory Groups, visit the HFE TAG website (https://rt.cto.mil/ddre-rt/dd-rtl/hfetag/). This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! With so many theoretical models for how we perceive time, researchers have started comparing the different models. This emphasizes that we still have much to learn about how we perceive time in the real world and use that perception to interact with our environment. Recent research tells us that time perception involves a large neural network throughout the brain; there is no specific structure that controls it. In general, our understanding is that our perception of time is a combination of a variety of factors such as attention, arousal, emotions, and environmental cues. Time can appear to move faster if we are in a positive state and have a high approach motivation (the desire and drive to do something) or find activities so enjoyable and immersive that time seems to pass by faster than usual (sometimes referred to as a “flow” state) Conversely, focusing our attention on something can also make time seem to move slower. When the possibility of a reward is present, stimuli are perceived as lasting longer than when there is little or no prospective reward. These results seemed to indicate that if a stimulus is associated with a reward, it becomes more salient, grabbing more of our attention and thus distorting how long we perceive it to last. Time can also seem to move slower if we experience awe (likely from feeling more present and “in the moment”) or fear (possibly so that we have more time to prepare to react to fear-inducing stimuli). Our experience of time is also influenced by cues from our bodies. Visual input, body movements, and information we receive from our tissues are connected to time perception, leading to what is called the embodied perspective of time perception in humans, which tells us that our brain’s interpretation of signals throughout our body is a crucial element of how we perceive time. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The International Organization for Standardization is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations.The organization develops and publishes worldwide technical, industrial and commercial standards. ISO Standards are internationally agreed upon by experts, often thought of as a formula that describes the optimal way of doing something. These standards vary in type and cover a wide range of actrivities such as making a product, managing a process, delivering a service or supplying materials. Standards are the distilled wisdom of people with expertise in their subject matter and who know the needs of the organizations they represent. These experts could be manufacturers, sellers, buyers, customers, trade associations, users or regulators. Some examples of standards include: Quality management standards to help work more efficiently and reduce product failures. Environmental management standards to help reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste and be more sustainable. Health and safety standards to help reduce accidents in the workplace. Ergonomic standards to ensure workers move safely in certian job roles. Medical Device standards to ensure usability and correct use of medical devices IT security standards to help keep sensitive information secure. These examples, and many others, show the breadth and depth in which these standards connect with the Human Factors Field. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction (or ACM SIGCHI) is an international society for professionals, academics and students who are interested in human-technology and human-computer interaction. Through over 20 sponsored and over 40 in-cooperation conferences, publications, web sites, and other services they provide several forums for discussion. SIGCHI also offers workshops and outreach, and promotes informal access to a wide range of individuals and organizations involved in HCI. ACM SIGCHI facilitates an environment where its members can invent and develop novel technologies and tools, explore how technology impacts people’s lives, inform public policy, and design new interaction techniques and interfaces. Overall, the mission of ACM SIGCHI is to support the professional growth of its members who are interested in how people interact with technologies and how technology changes society. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know the The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group is composed of 19 sub Technical Advisory Groups? One of those is the Extreme Environments SubTAG The Extreme Environments (EE) SubTAG is concerned with all facets of Human Factors and Ergonomics which deal with any type of extreme environments. This includes the design, development, fabrication, and implementation of any related hardware or software systems, and the interfacing of these systems with humans. Extreme Environments include space flight, high-altitude flight, extraterrestrial, underground, underwater, arctic and antarctic conditions, desert, tropical, fire fighting, mountaineering, volcanic and other geo-thermal conditions, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, high noise level, hypobaric and hyperbaric, and toxic chemical, bacteriological, and virological environments. The goal of the subTAG is that the information shared can become catalysts to spur new developments and joint efforts that will allow the enhancement of HF related equipment, systems, and facilities designs. To find out more about the The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group, and its sub Technical Advisory Groups, visit the HFE TAG website (https://rt.cto.mil/ddre-rt/dd-rtl/hfetag/). This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The probability of developing products and environments that are accessible for everyone lies within the concept of universal design. There are seven principles of universal design that serve as a foundation for designers and Human Factors practitioners that help make usable interfaces for all people no matter what age, technical expertise, or physical ability. Equitable use, states that usable and accessible design is provided for people with a wide range of abilities. Flexibility in use, aims to accommodate to user’s preferences and abilities. Simple and intuitive use, seeks to create easy-to-understand design solutions for a variety of users who all possess different knowledge, experience, language abilities, and more. Perceptible information, states that design solutions portray information clearly and effectively to the user. Tolerance for error, promotes design that minimizes hazards resulting from user error. Low physical effort, asks designers to develop designs that maximize comfort and minimize the discomfort that can result from too much physical exertion or unnatural body positioning. Lastly, size and space for approach and use, states that users are provided with appropriate size and space for approach when interacting with a design. Following the set of principles listed above can aid in promoting inclusive design to all users. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is designed to connect systems engineering professionals with professional development opportunities in the interest of developing the global community of systems engineers and systems approaches to problems. They offer three types of certification for systems engineers: Associate, Certified, and Expert Systems Engineering Professional certification. The associate (or ASEP) certification is meant for systems engineers just beginning to practice, such as junior systems engineers. Applicants will have “book knowledge” but no significant field experience yet. For practicing systems engineers with more than 5 years of professional systems engineering experience, there is the certified level or CSEP. Applicants are self-sufficient, capable of carrying out systems engineering tasks in a variety of work situations, and capable of practicing in a broad range of domains including military systems acquisition and development, commercial product engineering, and public infrastructure engineering. Finally, the expert certification or ESEP is for systems engineering professionals with recognized accomplishments in the field and at least 20 years of systems engineering experience. Applicants should have substantial experience in performing and leading systems engineering, such as program managers or chief systems engineers. Individuals should be experts in some aspects of systems engineering and able to perform adequately in many. This is the person others seek with specific, challenging, technical questions. To obtain certification, ASEPs and CSEPs must complete a knowledge examination. CSEPs and ESEPs must provide references, with ESEPs completing a phone interview instead of an exam. INCOSE certifications are valuable at any level and help set you apart from other job applicants by demonstrating your proficiency, dedication to your work, interest in ongoing professional development, and contributions to the systems engineering community. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Forensic Human factors expertise provides the scientific basis for how and why personal injuries occur. Their motto is "There's a Human Factor in every case." Their mission is to provide exceptional human factors expertise toward resolving personal injury litigation through superior analysis and testimony. Many forensic experts serve unwittingly (or intentionally) as advocates for their clients. The best experts, however, provide attorneys with comprehensive and objective feedback on their case, so that the attorney can produce a winning strategy. The legal system is intended to provide both parties with the opportunity to state their position. As such, they provide superior forensic analysis for either plaintiff or defense attorneys, as well as subrogation case. Forensic Human Factors strives to offer comprehensive human factors and engineering analysis. Attorneys and their clients are best served by experts who can investigate and explain complex concepts in ways that a jury can comprehend. Their experience working with people of all ages provides a framework by which their testimony allows the jury to readily understand the essential elements of the expert's analysis, and thus appreciate the expert's ultimate opinions. The national practice of Forensic Human Factors provides expertise in a vast array of areas, including motor vehicle collisions, pedestrian and bicycle collisions, driver behavior and distraction, lighting and visibility, product liability, premises liability, slips, trips, and falls, ergonomics and biomechanics. Forensic Human Factors experts strive to provide superior results to their clients. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know the The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group is composed of 19 sub Technical Advisory Groups? One of those is the Cognitive Readiness SubTAG. The purpose of the Cognitive Readiness SubTAG is to address the latest advances in cognitive readiness research in terms of both theory development and practical applications across domains. Members of this group aim to provide a mechanism for the exchange of technical information concerning methods and technologies for screening personnel and predicting their on-the-job performance. The scope of this SubTAG includes topics that seek to utilize knowledge products from disciplines such as cognitive science, network science, neuroergonomics, and sociology to pioneer new developments that enable the cognitive readiness of operational personnel. To find out more about the The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group, and its sub Technical Advisory Groups, visit the HFE TAG website (https://rt.cto.mil/ddre-rt/dd-rtl/hfetag/). This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! According to the granddaughter of the second officer aboard the Titanic, Charles Lightoller, The Titanic sank from human error. A new steering system led to a mistake by the steersman, into going "hard a port" instead of "hard a starboard" and straight into the iceberg instead of away from it. According to the second officer's ancestor, a Charles Lightoller was the most senior officer to survive. He kept the secret from two separate inquiries because, according to his granddaughter, he saw it as his duty to protect the White Star Line from bankruptcy. He only told his wife the truth. His family kept it secret after his death to protect his reputation. He was a twice decorated war hero. To make matter's worse, the chairman of the White Star Line, owner of the Titanic, ordered the ship to keep sailing. If they had stayed still as the captain had wanted, the ship would have taken hours to sink. Long enough to rescue everyone aboard. Instead, 1500 people died. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The military standard 1472 H is the official DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DESIGN CRITERIA STANDARD for HUMAN ENGINEERING, This standard is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense and establishes general human engineering criteria for design and development of military systems, equipment, and facilities. Human engineering is one of seven domains of human-systems integration and is synonymous with human factors engineering. The purpose of this standard is to present human engineering design criteria, principles, and practices to be applied in the design of systems, equipment, and facilities so as to achieve required performance, manpower readiness, and reliability of systems. This standard also fosters design standardization across systems. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned with the human factors aspects of specific application areas? One of those is the Training Technical Group The Training Technical Group consists of people interested in all aspects of human factors as applied to training systems. This includes training system design and evaluation, innovative technologies for training, and instructional design and implementation applied to training systems. Human factors practitioners working in the field of training are involved in development and research. Human factors practitioners in this technical group ares an important part of a team responsible for designing and implementing training for large systems and training devices. To find out more about HFES and their technical groups, visit HFES.org. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! In order for people to recognize and avoid dangerous conditions, they must be see the hazard. Adequate illumination is critical for people to detect and identify hazards in time to avoid them. We measure the illumination and reflectivity of objects to determine their relative contrast, and the resulting visibility. Our eyes handle a huge range of light visibility, in part by using two types of receptors: rods, which work well under low light conditions, and cones that work best under bright conditions. In low light conditions, such as the outer edges of a headlight or work light beam, brightness contrast is what matters most. This is because the rods, which detect very low levels of light, only come in one model, whereas cones come in three models. Having three different types of cones allows us to differentiate colors, and having only one type of rods leaves us in a black and white world. In the case of safety and forensics, establishing visibility is only the first step. The follow up question is always, “when was this object noticeable”. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

…and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is a major technology trade show hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). This organization represents over 2,000 consumer technology companies by providing market research and helping businesses implement technical standards. Every January, the CES showcases breakthrough technologies from multiple companies. The conference, regularly held in Las Vegas, is an opportunity for companies to exhibit their products and allow attendees to preview innovative technologies created for consumers across the globe. Some of the product categories available at CES include artificial intelligence, drones, AR/VR/XR, digital health, robotics, vehicle tech, gaming, and more. In addition, industry leaders speak about relevant issues revolving the future of technologies in a constantly evolving market. For 17 days, attendees gain firsthand experience with world-changing technologies, from the videocassette recorder in 1970 to virtual reality in 2015. With over a thousand exhibitors from domestic and international companies and extensive media coverage, CES is the main show to attend to gather intel on popular technology trends. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Virtual manufacturing and response surface methodology (VMRSM) is a method in ergonomics to use computerized tools and statistical analysis for workstation design. Computerized tools help assist and enable an individual to simulate an evaluate a large mnumber of design configurations with respect to multiple performance measures. Many of the tools available have the capability to model a workstation, but fail to model the interaction a user may have with a given workspace. By combining the virtual modeling tools with an analysis by the ergonomist, human performance and ergonomic needs can be assessed to design these workstations. The advantage of this method is that many computer tools are defined by metrics (like height, length, depth) and this frees up the analyst to focus on workflow, rather than specific parameters. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned with the human factors aspects of specific application areas? One of those is the System Development Technical Group The System Development Technical Group fosters research and the exchange of information for integrating human factors and ergonomics into the development of systems. System development is concerned with defining human factors activities and integrating them into the system development process in order to provide products where the human is an integral part. The focus of the SDTG is to provide methodologies for developing or modernizing human-machine systems. Human factors practitioners working in all areas of development of systems involving a human operator, controller, or maintainer are engaged in applied research, application, or both. The human factors and ergonomics practitioner is the primary user advocate during system development. To find out more about HFES and their technical groups, visit HFES.org. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Hearing has a much greater impact on performance than most people realize. Modern aircraft designs put high demands on vision as the primary sense for information gathering, but such designs can lead to increased attentional demands that have the potential to decrease situational awareness. To compensate, sound has become more important for delivering information or to divert a pilot’s attention to an area that needs monitoring. At a very basic level, the ability to hear a signal will affect a pilot’s ability to respond to that signal. A signal could be missed because of physical problems related to the ear or because of environmental issues such as noise. In addition to signal interference, noise associated with flight can cause physiological and/or psychological problems that can degrade performance. The effects of noise on performance are complex. However, from an operational point of view, one of the most important issues is how noise affects attention. A number of studies have explored this issue. Findings demonstrated that noise tends to decrease the ability to share attention between several concurrent tasks, especially when the tasks must be performed for extended periods of time. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast

…and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Nielsen Normal Group (NN/g) is a well known UX research and consulting firm that has contributed much to the field of Human Factors. Neilson Norman group is known to provide researchers and designers formal training on User experience principles. One of these certificates for training can be awarded to individuals who complete 5 courses at any UX conference. The goal of the certificate is to provide practitioners with knowledge of UX design guidelines and how to apply said guidelines in practical situations. The UX Certificate offered by NN/g is one out of the many certificates available to the public that will help enhance human factors professionals credibility and helps demonstrate expertise in the world of UX. This may be especially useful for those beginning their career journey into the field and are searching for an alternative to a university degree. This has been another Human Factors Minute! Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord Follow us: Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/ Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast Resources: Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast