Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1989
Publication Source
Crew Systems Ergonomics Analysis Center Report # (CSERIAC-89-01)
Abstract
This report was prepared in response to a request by the Human Factors Committee of the National Research Council to aid its deliberations regarding a standardized definition of human factors. Though many variations of definitions abound, a formally endorsed unified definition of the field does not exist. CSERIAC's approach to this query was to compile and analyze definitions of human factors (and related terms) from a range of key resource materials and present them in a manner to expedite the Committee's consideration of a unified definition. Subsequent to a review of the human factors literature, we collected definitions, sorted and organized them, and then examined their components. We also went beyond the human factors literature to ascertain the elements of a good definition.
Keywords
Human Factors, Ergonomics
Sponsoring Agency
Department of Defense
eCommons Citation
Licht, Deborah M.; Polzella, Donald J.; and Boff, Kenneth R., "Human factors, ergonomics, and human factors engineering: An analysis of definitions" (1989). Psychology Faculty Publications. 86.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/psy_fac_pub/86
