Ergonomics: Optimize Your Space for Peak Cognitive Flow
The area that an operator of a machine or tool can reach while sitting or standing during the task. It is an ergonomic concept used in the design to engineer the best and most efficent placement of monitors and tools used by the operator. REACH ENVELOPE: “The reach envelope for Jim’s workstation was a circle […]
FUNCTION ALLOCATION
Definition and Foundational Principles Function allocation constitutes a highly systematic process rooted in the fields of cognitive psychology, human factors engineering, and system design, aimed at judiciously distributing tasks, responsibilities, and control authority within a complex socio-technical system. At its core, it is the fundamental decision-making mechanism used by system architects to determine which specific […]