AHFE 2016 International Conference on Human Factors, Software, and Systems Engineering

This book provides a platform for addressing human factors challenges in software and systems engineering, both pushing the boundaries of current research and responding to new challenges, fostering new research ideas in the process. This book is intended for researchers, professional software and systems engineers, and human factors and human systems integration experts to help them address societal challenges for next-generation systems with applications for meeting them. Topics include evolutionary and complex systems, human systems integration, smart grids and infrastructure, workforce training requirements, systems engineering education, and defense and aerospace. Based on the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Human Factors, Software, and Systems Engineering, held on July 27-31, 2016, in Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA. This book represents an inspiring guide for all researchers and professionals in the field of Human Factors, Software, and Systems Engineering

Process activity flow framework: The management of information technology in an extended software development environment

Engineering management principles are important in orchestrating business with technology. With open standards and common community goals, technology can be better aligned to business objectives through more robust, easy to use, and integrated development frameworks. The tools are being integrated into comprehensive frameworks to better align with business requirements. I developed a framework to advance the practice of engineering management as a discipline, encouraging theory development for managing organizations with high information technology content. This dissertation presents that framework, Process Activity Flow Framework (PAFF)(c), which uses requirements management, business modeling, and an integrated development environment in a step by step process. There are three major objectives in this dissertation. First, is to introduce the framework, the Process Activity Flow Framework (PAFF)(c), to be adopted to help connect business and technology domains. Second, is to establish an entry to the framework that created a suitable base and foundation. Requirements management tooling is the foundation. Third, is to show evidence that the requirements management tooling showed demonstrable evidence of change and preferably improvement. The research contributions for the dissertation entail important outcomes and benefits of requirements management tooling. I will describe the outcomes of disciplined requirements management tooling. Then, I will describe our research scenario, characteristics, and assumptions. The research approach will be described from the data collection to the analysis of the results. Study findings include evidence of concordance of attributes across different characteristics in regard to two different samples, a vendor and a customer population sample. The study was able to create a foundation to base the other components of the framework. The findings are important to help guide the community in orchestrating and integrating the landscape of business and technology so that we maximize our efforts in achieving our desired goals and strategies in business. The dissertation conclusions, recommendations and areas of further research are presented and discussed. The results of the survey showed that there are significant differences between the perceptions of vendors and customers. However, both groups gave favorable responses to the use of requirements management tools

Managing Performance Complexity And Manpower Sustainability With Systems Engineering

Researchers and engineers are finding themselves in a dilemma where supply is not meeting demand with an exponential growing population and complex systems putting more demands on power systems. The demand and supply of natural resources used to generate, transmit, and consume the power make the challenge for the human race even more complex. This research paper provides a motivation and quest for sustainable human factors and ergonomics (HF/E), specifically human performance elements in complex systems design and development. The advancements achieved in complex systems engineering show that the application of sustainable HF/E can lead to highly sophisticated and useable applications to ensure sustainability of limited resources such as energy and clean water. The integration of HF/E and Human-Centered design concepts with systems engineering proves critical for building complex systems and to support meeting the needs for future workforce skills and capabilities. Copyright 2013 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc

User-Centered Systems Engineering Approach To Design And Modeling Of Smarter Products

Employing user-centered design principles along with systems engineering methodology to the development of smarter products has the potential of establishing a novel field of research. This paper introduces a novel user-centered human factors knowledge management framework for collaborative design and modeling of the next generation of smarter products. A conceptual framework and practical application of user-centered systems engineering approach to support smarter product development is proposed. The human systems component in collaborative systems engineering aims to ensure that human considerations, for users and designers, have a prominent place in the integrated design and development of sustainable smarter products throughout the total system lifecycle [12]. Future challenges that collaborative user-centered systems engineering techniques are likely to face in this domain are also discussed. © 2010 IEEE

User-centered systems engineering approach to design and modeling of smarter products

Employing user-centered design principles along with systems engineering methodology to the development of smarter products has the potential of establishing a novel field of research. This paper introduces a novel user-centered human factors knowledge management framework for collaborative design and modeling of the next generation of smarter products. A conceptual framework and practical application of user-centered systems engineering approach to support smarter product development is proposed. The human systems component in collaborative systems engineering aims to ensure that human considerations, for users and designers, have a prominent place in the integrated design and development of sustainable smarter products throughout the total system lifecycle [12]. Future challenges that collaborative user-centered systems engineering techniques are likely to face in this domain are also discussed. © 2010 IEEE

User-Centered Systems Engineering &Amp; Knowledge Management Framework For Design &Amp; Modeling Of Future Smart Cities

Employing human factors and user-centered systems engineering methodology and design principles to the development of smart cities has the potential of establishing a novel field of research. This paper introduces a novel human factors knowledge management framework for collaborative education, design and modeling of the next generation of smarter cities. A conceptual framework and practical applications of systems engineering approaches to support smarter cities development is proposed. The human systems component in collaborative systems engineering aims to ensure that human considerations for learners and designers have a prominent place in the integrated design and development of sustainable, smarter cities throughout the total system lifecycle. Future challenges that collaborative human and systems engineering techniques are likely to face in this domain are also discussed. Copyright 2010 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc. All rights reserved

A System-Of-Systems Engineering Approach For Power &Amp; Energy Management

Energy is considered a resource for survival. The demand and supply of natural resources used to generate, transmit, and consume the power make the puzzle for the human race even more complex. Other physical elements like water, copper wiring, electric cars, nuclear power plants, oil platforms, consumer tablets, and buildings to name a few are attached to the energy ecosystem adding mass confusion to a system failing to keep up with the global changes. We are finding ourselves in a dilemma where supply is not meeting demand with an exponential growing population and digital devices putting more demands on our power systems. Opinions, priorities, and perspectives in society fuel the frustration, animosity, and failure of energy projects. The integrity and results are unquestionable and flexible enough to adopt and restructure our energy systems. Critical best practices in process, requirements and modeling originating in the systems engineering discipline will enable success and rapid transformation. A new twist is the user-centered software driven, digital transformation of the energy infrastructure. Other changes to other infrastructures have been material and mechanical innovations traditionally. This paper deals with a methodology for designing a smarter power and energy management system, following the V-cycle. It focuses on building a model using systems modeling language (SysML). The application of systems engineering process in power and energy is presented in this paper as well as the devices in the systems which are going to have a software component enveloping the digitization and proliferation of better, faster, and more effective ways of reusing our best practices in systems engineering. This paper introduces a system-of-systems engineering approach codified in client power management software needed for the urgent transformation of global power systems

Power And Energy Management: A User-Centered System-Of-Systems Engineering Approach

Energy is considered a resource for survival. The demand and supply of natural resources used to generate, transmit, and consume the power make the puzzle for the human race even more complex. Other physical elements like water, copper wiring, electric cars, nuclear power plants, oil platforms, consumer tablets, and buildings to name a few are attached to the energy ecosystem adding mass confusion to a system failing to keep up with the global changes. This paper deals with a methodology for designing a smarter power and energy management system, following the V-cycle. It focuses on building a model using systems modeling language (SysML). The application of systems engineering process in power and energy is presented in this paper as well as the devices in the systems which are going to have a software component enveloping the digitization and proliferation of better, faster, and more effective ways of reusing our best practices in systems engineering. This paper introduces a system-of-systems engineering approach codified in client power management software needed for the urgent transformation of global power systems. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg