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2. Why Integrate Human Factors? 2-8

Important HF Questions that need to be addressed. The Human Factors AMS Lifecycle Checklist identifies:

  • HF questions that need to be considered as part of the AMS process
  • The AMS stages at which these questions should be addressed
  • FAA documents within which the HF findings based on these questions should be incorporated

A sample of these HF questions includes:

  • Are human capabilities and limitations considered as part of the total solution?
  • Has a functional analysis been conducted to determine information flow and processing required?
  • Has a front-end analysis adequately identified the human performance issues for test planning?
  • Does documentation identify the specific human factors tasks and activities that must be planned and executed to support timely design, development, and implementation?
  • Do the human factors requirements meet the appropriate specifications or standards, including the Human Factors Design Standard (HF-STD-001B)?
  • Have product functions been properly allocated between the hardware, software, and the human?
  • Have the human factors implications of each alternative been determined for their impact on human-system performance, cost, benefits, schedule, interfaces, and technical risks, and then used to select alternatives?
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