The Design of Transportation Equipment in Terms of Human Capabilities. The Role of Engineering Psychology in Transport Safety.

McFarland, Ross A.

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ERIC Number: ED035201

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1968-Aug

Pages: 19

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The Design of Transportation Equipment in Terms of Human Capabilities. The Role of Engineering Psychology in Transport Safety.

McFarland, Ross A.

Human factors engineering is considered with regard to the design of safety factors for aviation and highway transportation equipment. Current trends and problem areas are identified for jet air transportation and for highway transportation. Suggested solutions to transportation safety problems are developed by applying the techniques of human factors engineering. (FS)

Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Aviation Technology, Design Requirements, Human Factors Engineering, Safety, Traffic Safety, Transportation

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Note: Paper presented at the Division 21 Symposium on Key Research Problems in Engineering Psychology, Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association (San Francisco, California, August 30, 1968)