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7.4.3 Human‐System Interaction Development: An Integral Part of the Systems Engineering Process
Author(s) -
Buie Elizabeth,
Vallone Antonio
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1995.tb01966.x
Subject(s) - usable , multidisciplinary approach , process (computing) , scheme (mathematics) , computer science , engineering design process , systems engineering , systems design , system of systems engineering , software engineering , engineering , world wide web , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , social science , mathematics , sociology , operating system
As currently defined and practiced, the systems engineering process (SEP) overlooks the design of human‐system interaction (HSI) as a systems engineering activity. Integrating HSI engineering into the SEP would promote the cost‐effective development of highly usable, reliable systems and products. This paper shows that the integration effort must identify the roles that humans play and the perspectives from which system development can be perceived: Support system, environmental system, and total system (which includes the system's users). This paper presents a scheme for an SEP that includes HSI definition and design, and it shows an example of applying the scheme to a software system, where the HSI is human‐computer interaction. Integrating HSI engineering and SEP forms the basis of effective multidisciplinary collaboration and the development of human‐centered systems.