Human Systems Engineering: Gaining Ground Among Systems Engineers

One up and coming trend in systems engineering is human systems engineering (HSE), a field that focuses on the interaction between humans and systems, and how to design systems that enhance human performance, well-being, and satisfaction.

Human systems engineering can help you understand and incorporate the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional aspects of human factors into your systems engineering process, as well as the ethical, legal, and societal implications of your systems.

HSE can also help you create systems that are user-friendly, accessible, inclusive, and adaptable.

According to NASA :

Human systems engineering is a robust process by which human capabilities and limitations are effectively and affordably integrated with system design and development.

The human systems engineering team considers all human users of a system, including astronauts, design and engineering personnel, test and verification personnel, operators and maintainers, and focuses on maximizing total “Human + System” performance while minimizing overall lifecycle cost.

Human systems engineers consider human factors, such as human capabilities and limitations, to design technology that works well for the people who use it. For example, take car design. A human systems engineer may have helped design the car’s interior displays and controls, so the driver can safely and comfortably navigate the vehicle.

Applications of human systems engineering have been made to such simple devices as?highway signs, telephone sets, hand tools, stoves, and to a host of modern, sophisticated complexes such as data processing systems, automated factories and warehouses, robots, and space vehicles.

Want to learn more? Tonex offers nearly 400 systems engineering courses in more than four dozen categories. Topics cover everything from Space Engineering and Defense Technology to Smart Cities, Automotive Engineering and Advanced Systems Engineering Certification.

Our systems engineering training courses are designed to apply systems engineering processes and methods. This approach teaches participants how to align practical system thinking and systems engineering knowledge and skills with process improvement, project management and program management.

Systems engineering training courses include discussions projects, case studies, formal presentation and workshops covering key aspects of systems engineering on a single system and system of systems (SoS) through a development lifecycle.

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