Human Factors in Engineering Design

Course Name: 

ME323 HUMAN FACTORS IN ENGINEERING DESIGN

Programme: 

B.Tech (Mechanical)

Semester: 

Sixth

Category: 

Programme Specific Electives (PSE)

Credits (L-T-P): 

(3-0-0) 3

Content: 

Introduction, Information input, Human output and control, workspace and arrangement, Environment, Human factor applications in system design, Human error and work, Case studies.

References: 

Sanders and McCormick, Human factors in Engg Design, Mc Graw Hill Book Co, 5th edition, 1982. Christopher D.Lackers, John D.Lee, Yili Lin, Sallie Gordon-Becker, Introduction to Human factors engineering, Prentice Hall, 2003. Neville A. Stantaon, Paul M, Salmon, Guy H. Walker and Chris Baber, Human factor methods, A practical guide for Engineering and Design, Ashgate publishing, 2005.

Department: 

Mechanical Engineering
 

Contact us

Dr. S M Murigendrappa

Professor and Head,

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK),

Surathkal

P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangaluru - 575 025 Karnataka, India.

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