Computer Aided Systems Human Engineering: Performance Visualization System--AHypermedia Tool for Designers

摘要

The Computer Aided Systems Human Engineering: Performance Visualization Subsystem(CASHE:PVS) is a multidocument ergonomics database on CD-ROM. The reference documents in the database provide data, phenomenon descriptions, models, and standards' from over 70 research areas dealing with the perceptual and performance capabilities of the human operator. This information is integrated into an interactive multimedia system that combines state of the art information retrieval, browsing, and navigation with specialized tools that help the designer interpret and apply the ergonomics data available in the product. Behavioral data and phenomena descriptions in text, figures, and tables are accompanied by prototyping simulations, animations, and audio demonstrations that allow users to experience important perceptual and performance phenomena for themselves and provide a rich understanding of how these phenomena relate to the design of human-operated systems. This report provides a system overview of the software and gives detailed discussions of various design and implementation issues associated with the production of the software and its databases.