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23-Ind-B6 Human Factor in Design

Worked solutions to 2 past sittings (2013–2016), 14 questions. Pick a sitting, or start from a topic below.

Topics across the sittings

Topics that come up in more than one sitting, taken from the headings of our worked solutions. A topic counts once per sitting.

Questions by sitting

May 2016

  1. Question 1: Compatibility, Display Modality, and Signal Detection Theory
  2. Question 2: Manual Materials Handling — Task Characteristics, Risk-Reduction Guidelines, and Engineering Solutions
  3. Question 3: Energy Consumption and Human Strength
  4. Question 4: Approaches to Assessing MMH Capability, Back-Injury Factors, and Risk Reduction
  5. Question 5: Energy Consumption and Human Strength (Duplicate of Question 3)
  6. Question 6: Anthropometric Data, Work-Surface Design, and Seating
  7. Question 7: Component Arrangement, Link Types, and Displays/Controls Workspace Guidelines

May 2013

  1. Question 1: Controls — Human Factors, Coding, and the Control-Response Ratio
  2. Question 2: Displays, Control Design, and Workplace Layout Priorities
  3. Question 3: Posture, Anthropometry, and Working Positions
  4. Question 4: Manual Materials Handling — Task Design and a Lifting-Rate Calculation
  5. Question 5: Individual Workplace Design and Work-Area Envelopes
  6. Question 6: Human Engineering Applications and Automated (Closed-Loop) Systems
  7. Question 7: Component Arrangement, Control Links, and Link Analysis