Engineering Homework Help. BUUL Human Factors and Systems Design Essay
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION (Total 100 marks)
Hand-held remote controls are commonplace in all homes and workplaces for use withprojection systems, televisions, home-theatre systems,Cable-TV set-topboxes, CD and DVD players,etc. These remote controls are also able to control information appearing on a display (e.g. projection screen, television, etc.).
Select one such hand-held remote control to assess in terms of physical ergonomics, cognitive ergonomics and human-computer interaction perspective. In your assessment, you should use the remote control to carry out a task on the display/screen (minimum one task comprising at least three sub-tasks).Discuss how human factors have shaped the design of your hand-held remote control and identifyits good design features and shortcomings.
Propose design enhancements/changes for each area covered. In your proposal, you are to clearly explainthe basis of your recommendations. Showhow you have applied the relevant human factors methodology and principles to makeyour recommendations. Include photographs and drawings to illustrateyour points.
