Psychology 2990A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Engineering Psychology, Drawing Pin, Vertical Bar

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2990A/B
• Professor: Mahi Singh

Document Summary

Fitting machine to the user and fitting the user to the machine. Final exam is 2-4 pm alumni hall 15. To be an engineer you must have a degree. Definition: the science of: designating machines for human use and, determining appropriate behaviors for the efficient operation of machines. Machines go from a thumbtack to a nuclear plant. Two goals that led to development of the field. Part 1: historical development: design the machine and ignore the user. Not effective e. g. , ww2 when army tanks were designed (235). Although they were accurate in firing no consideration was given to the people. The noise was so high that operators could not communicate. Navigator had a hard time seeing close up therefore tanks would run into ditches or be destroyed. Seating positions were so poorly designed that crew would experience back and neck injuries requiring medical attention. Sometimes caused more damage to operators than enemy!