MAP-01-011 HFI Technical Guide - Human Factors Integration ...

MAP-01-011 – HFI Technical Guide (STGP 11)15.3 HFI Activities15.3.1 Concept Phase Activities15.3.1.1 Outline Use of AutomationPurposeInputsTo provide a baseline concept for the overall design of theequipment with a high-level view of the level of automation anduse of technology.Requirements for equipment.Methods • Operational Scenario Description.• Human Factors Trade-Off Analysis.Steps • Identify the operational performance requirements to beachieved in the system for projected Operational Scenarios.• Identify the manpower targets to be achieved in the systemrequiring automation of equipment functions (Chap 4).• Identify technologies to be applied in the equipment toachieve operational performance requirements withinmanpower constraints.• Collate information about lessons learned from the designand use of existing equipments in the RN and elsewhere.• Identify areas of the equipment to be automated anddetermine technological and human factors risks.• Perform initial high-level trade-offs in accordance with theEarly Human Factors Analysis (EHFA) User Guide (see alsoMAP-01-010 [Ref 1] Chap 3).OutputsA high-level description of future equipment options describinguse of automation, user roles and human and technologicalrisks.HFI ActivitiesNov 2006 Page 15-18 Issue 4