ABSTRACT

Much of this work centered in the West Coast, where, in the early 1940s, the Aeromedical Engineering Association was formed as a medium for discussions among engineers, pilots, and physicians. Meetings were held on a regular basis in and around the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. By the mid-1950s most of the major weapon system manufacturers, as well as the military service laboratories, had developed or initiated clearly defined human-factors oriented groups charged with human engineering design or design support functions.