Analysis Techniques For Man-Machine Systems Design

NATO UNCLASSIFIEDAC/243(Panel-8)TR17 - 64-Volume l129. Detailed descriptions of the techniques are even more scarce: only four of therequirements documents listed in Tables 5.1 and 5.4 describe only more than one technique,and half describe none. This may reflect the attitude of many procurement agencies that thecontractor shall not be told how to perform the work required. Nevertheless, it could beexpected that requirements documents would list the generic stages of human engineeringanalysis, as outlined in Chapter 3. That is not the case: only STANAG 3994, U.K. DEF-STD-00-25 Part 12, the French "30 Questions" and U.S. NIIL-H-46855B cover all the generic stepsin human engineering analysis.Table 5.4: Number of analysis techniques referenced and describedReferencedDescribed1. Thisreport31 3STANDARDS2. STANAG 3994 7 .3. DEF-STD-00-25 Part 12 7 5SPECIFICATIONS4. MIL-H-46855B 8 05. DIl-HFAC-807402 06. DI-HFAC-807421 07. DI-HFAC-807454 °8. DI-HFAC-81197GUIDELINES & HANDBOOKS9. ANEP-203 °10. Human Factors Guide DGA/MAQ/4114 1 011. DoD-HDBK-76313 1312. DoD Directory of design support methods 2 213. Advanced HFE toot technologies 6 514. Guide for performing functional analysis DEN/CMQ 88610 1 1DIRECTIVES15. Directive - Ergonomics in the Federal Armed Forces 3 °130. Although the relevant guidelines and handbooks should complement the standardsand specifications by providing amplifying information, there are few which describe the morethan two or three techniques. The most comprehensive guide, U.S. DoD-HDBK-763,describes only 42% of the analysis techniques reviewed in this report. Within NATO, ANEP-20 is directed to ship design applications, but mentions only three techniques. These findingsstrongly support the need for NATO documents which provide information for projectmanagers on human engineering analysis tools and when to use them, and describe thetechniques in detail for the professional specialist who will employ them.5.3.2 Differences in terminology13 1. There are differences in the terminology used by member nations to cover the areaof human engineering. In their standards, the U.K. uses the term Human Factors, France andNATO UNCLASSIFIED- 64 -