The Human Factors of Simulation and Assessment
Series Editors: Dr Michael Lenné, Monash University Accident
Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia and Dr Mark Young, School of
Engineering and Design, Brunel University, London, UK.
Ongoing advances in lower-cost technologies are supporting a
substantive growth worldwide in the use of simulation and
naturalistic performance assessment methods for research, training
and operational purposes in domains such as road, rail, aviation,
mining and healthcare. However, this has not been accompanied by a
similar growth in the expertise required to develop and use such
systems for evaluating human performance. Whether for research or
practitioner purposes, many of the challenges in assessing operator
performance, both using simulation and in natural environments, are
common. What performance measures should be used, what technology
can support the collection of these measures across the different
designs, how can other methods and performance measures be
integrated to complement objective data, how should behaviours be
coded and the performance standards measured and defined? How can
these approaches be used to support product development and
training, and how can performance within these complex systems be
validated? This series addresses a shortfall in knowledge and
expertise by providing a unique and dedicated forum for researchers
and experienced users of simulation and field-based assessment
methods to share practical experiences and knowledge in sufficient
depth to facilitate delivery of practical guidance.
We are actively commissioning new books within this area. If you
have a proposal that you feel is appropriate to the series, please
contact the Publisher, Guy Loft.