Advances in Understanding Human Performance

Combining emerging concepts theories and applications of human factors knowledge this volume focuses on discovery and understanding of human performance issues in complex systems including recent advances in neural basis of human behavior at work (i.e. neuroergonomics) training and universal design. The book is organized into ten sections that focus on the following subject matters: I: Neuroergonomics: Workload Assessment II: Models and Measurement in Neuroergonomics III: Neuroergonomics and Human Performance IV: Neuroergonomics and Training Issues V: Trainees: Designing for Those in Training VI: Military Human Factors: Designing for Those in the Armed Forces VII: New Programs/New Places: Designing for Those Unfamiliar with Human Factors VIII: Universal Design: Designing to Include Everyone IX: Designing for People with Disabilities X: Children and Elderly: Designing for Those of Different Ages Sections I through IV of this book focus on neuroscience of human performance in complex systems with emphasis on the assessment and modeling of cognitive workload fatigue and training effectiveness. Sections V through X concentrate on applying human factors to special populations with the caveat that the design information may not generalize to (or be of interest to) other populations. This broadens the conventional definition which limits special populations to those who have limitations in their functional abilities i.e. those with chronic disabilities due to illness injury or aging. Thus special populations can incorporate certain investigations and designs focused on military students or even developing countries and those naïve to the field of human factors as well as those who are affected by disabilities and aging (both young and old). Many chapters of this book focus on analysis design and evaluation of challenges affecting students trainees members of the military persons with disabilities and universal design. In general the chapters are organized to move from a more general to a more specialized application. For example the subtopics for those with disabilities include designing websites workstations housing entrepreneur training communication strategies products environments public transportation systems and communities.This book is of special value to a large variety of professionals researchers and students in the broad field of human performance who are interested in neuroergonomics training effectiveness and universal design and operation of products and processes as well as management of work systems in contemporary society. We hope this book is informative but even more - that it is thought provoking. We hope it inspires leading the reader to contemplate other questions applications and potential solutions in creating designs that improve function efficiency and ease-of-use for all.Seven other titles in the Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics Series are:Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare Advances in Applied Digital Human Modeling Advances in Cross-Cultural Decision Making Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics Advances in Occupational Social and Organizational Ergonomics Advances in Human Factors Ergonomics and Safety in Manufacturing and Service Industries Advances in Ergonomics Modeling & Usability Evaluation