ABSTRACT

Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 856 Denition of Important Terms Used in the Chapter ...................................................................... 856

System ....................................................................................................................................... 856 Systems of Systems ................................................................................................................... 858 Systems Ergonomics ................................................................................................................. 859 Systems Engineering .................................................................................................................860 Systems Thinking ......................................................................................................................860 Signicance of Systems in Society ........................................................................................... 861

Roles for Humans in Systems ........................................................................................................ 861 Benets of Including Humans in Systems ................................................................................ 862 ‘Costs’ of Human Inclusion in Systems .................................................................................... 862

When to Use Systems Ergonomics Methods ................................................................................. 863 System Life Cycle ..................................................................................................................... 863 System Development Process ...................................................................................................864