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2 Integrating Human Factors within Systems Engineering
Author(s) -
Ward George,
Harmer Steve
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1999.tb00179.x
Subject(s) - procurement , aerospace , process (computing) , work (physics) , systems engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , human resources , engineering , engineering management , process management , computer science , business , marketing , management , mechanical engineering , economics , aerospace engineering , operating system
The need to re‐focus attention on Human Factors issues in Systems Engineering has recently taken fresh impetus in the UK, as the cost‐effectiveness of the human element in defence system procurement has been reconfirmed as a critical component in achieving fielded system success. British Aerospace Military Aircraft and Aerostructures (MA&A), in conjunction with the BAe Sowerby Research Centre, has for the past five years been engaged in activities aimed at ensuring that their Systems Engineering process improvement plans take full account of customer driven Human Factors Integration (HFI) requirements. These include the need to identify and manage all aspects of human involvement in the system lifecycle in order to ensure a balanced application of human and machine resources. The overriding aim being to optimise total system cost‐effectiveness. This paper reports the status of these activities and describes the background to this work, the goals of HFI, the BAe initiatives undertaken and gives a personal view of the way forward to the successful integration of HFI principles into systems engineering.