Publisher's Synopsis
An examination of the various types of human-modeled technology, Advances in Applied Human Modeling and Simulation not only covers the type of models available, but how they can be applied to solve specific problems. These models provide a representation of some human aspects that can be inserted into simulations or virtual environments and facilitate prediction of safety, satisfaction, usability, performance, and sustainability.
Topics include:
- Anthropometry and human functional data
- Biomechanics, occupational safety, comfort and discomfort
- Biometric authentications
- Driving safety and human performance
- Enhancing human capabilities through aids or training
- Fuzzy systems and neural computing
- Human behavior and risk assessment modeling
- Integrating software with humans and systems
- International cooperation in education and engineering research
- Intelligent agents in decision training
- Intelligent data and text mining
- Machine learning and human factors
- Modeling physical aspects of work
- Monitoring systems and human decision
- Psychophysiological indicators of emotion
- Resilience engineering and human reliability
- Scenario-based performance in distributed enterprises
- Special populations
- Sustainability, earth sciences and engineering
- System-of-systems architecting and engineering
- Verification and validation
- Virtual interactive design and assessment
The math and science provides a foundation for visualizations that can facilitate decision making by technical experts, management or those responsible for public policy. In considering a systems perspective and decisions that affect performance, these models provide opportunities for an expanded role of engineers and HF/E specialist
