Welcome Lecture 1 1
IE 341
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
IE 341 – Human Factors Engineering
S. Alabdulkarim, 2021
Introduction 2
My Background
• BS in Industrial Engineering
King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• MS and PhD in Industrial Engineering (focus Human
Factors)
Virginia Tech
IE 341 – Human Factors Engineering
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Research Interests 3
• Industrial Wearable Exoskeleton
• Ergonomics Effectiveness
• Industrial Ergonomics
• Work Physiology
IE 341 – Human Factors Engineering
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Contact Information 4
Office – 2A/106/2 – Industrial Engineering
Department
• Email –
[email protected]Office Hours
• Email me to schedule a meeting
IE 341 – Human Factors Engineering
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Course Objectives 5
1. Describe the meaning and importance of human factors engineering
including its role in the design lifecycle of products and systems;
2. Describe and apply the major human factors engineering design
principles for products and systems;
3. Apply major human factors and work measurement engineering
design principles to the analysis and design of products and
systems;
4. Evaluate the compatibility of products and systems with regard to
human capacities, limitations and safety;
5. Acquire and statistically analyze data relevant to human systems
performance;
6. Identify the role of ethics in human subjects research; and
7. Communicate effectively in reports.
IE 341 – Human Factors Engineering
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Textbook(s) 6
Required: McCormick, E. and Sanders, M.
(1992). Human Factors in Engineering and
Design (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill: New York,
NY.
Recommended: Wickens, C., Becker, S., Liu,
Y., and Lee. (2004). Introduction to Human
Factors Engineering (2nd ed.). Pearson,
Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
Additional information will always be posted in
notes and uploaded on Blackboard.
IE 341 – Human Factors Engineering
S. Alabdulkarim, 2021
Evaluation 7
Course Requirement Percentage of Grade
Midterms 1 and 2 30%
Laboratory Assignments 15%
Group Project (Report 5% and Presentation 5%) 10%
Class Participation 5%
Final Exam 40%
IE 341 – Human Factors Engineering
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Group Project 8
• Groups of 2 (due Sept 21st)
• Topics relevant to the class
• Proposal (due Oct 11th)
• Presentations & Formal Report (due
week of Dec 12th)
• How about midterm exams?
• Dates will be announced later by the
college?
IE 341 – Human Factors Engineering
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Now for the real stuff… Lecture 1 9
IE 341
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
IE 341 – Human Factors Engineering
S. Alabdulkarim, 2021
Definition 10
A discipline that studies human capabilities
and performance capacities and applies
that information to the design of
consumer products, tools, and equipment.
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HF/Ergo in Design of Systems 11
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HF is not common sense!
• Knowing how long it take a pilot to
respond to a warning light in a busy flight
is hard.
• Same thing with specifying a “safe”
weight limit for lifting workers.
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Safety Concerns at Work 14
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Safety Concerns at Work 15
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Safety Concerns at Work 16
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Bad Designs 17
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Bad Designs 18
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Bad Designs 19
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Why do we care? 21
To control issues such as:
• Inefficiency
• Fatigue
• Accidents/Injuries
• Errors
• Quality
• User Difficulties/Dissatisfaction
• Low Morale/Apathy
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Bad Design Assignment 22
What bad designs do you see around
Riyadh?
•Describe why it’s a bad design, how it
could be fixed, and categorize it into the
emerging concerns (or is it something totally
different…)
•Picture(s)
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