SYSTEMS-ERGONOMIC APPROACHES TO DESIGN AND OPERATION OF TODAY'S RAILROADS

This paper describes the systems-ergonomic approaches which have contributed to the design and operation of the Shinkansen and mass-transport narrow-gage railroad lines operated by the Japanese National Railways (JNR). According to the JNR's research and operational results, man-machine matching at component levels is not sufficient in large complex man-machine systems. Of importance are the recognition of the hierarchy in man-machine matching and system design based on this recognition, the philosophy of analyzing man's involvement with the system functions and assigning roles to man, and thorough ergonomic study of the information system governing the system activities.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Human Factors Society

  Johns Hopkins University Press
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21218
• Authors:
  • Iiyama, Y
• Publication Date: 1980-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 15-24
• Serial:
  • Human Factors
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0018-7208
  • EISSN: 1547-8181
  • Serial URL: http://hfs.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applications; Ergonomics; Human factors engineering; Human factors engineering; Human machine systems; Information systems; Railroads; Systems engineering
• Identifier Terms: Nihon kokuyu tetsudo; Shinkansen
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Man-machine interfaces; Systems science and cybernetics
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00319665
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-028 861
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 29 1980 12:00AM