The purpose of this tutorial is to shwo how human factors works in a wide variety of applications such as automobiles, aviation, consumer products, etc.
Human factors is concerned with improving performance, efficiency, safety, and comfort.
There are a vast number of instruments and displays that people cannot possible attend to let alone act on the potential information available. We have to avoid sensory and cognitive overload while acting on the important information. We also have to remember that what's important depends on the situation and will tend to change overtime. For instance, the status of the landing gear is very important duringa landing. Since HF is often involved in mission critical systems there is a great deal of emphasis on development and documentation of standards to prevent catastrophic failures before they can occur.