6.5.2 Human Factors Issues in a Model Based Systems Engineering Perspective

Abstract The objective of this paper is the description of design results in the application fields of Human Factors Engineering through an innovative model based systems engineering approach. Human Factors analyze the system with a human‐based approach, looking at the system by the users' perspective, designing interaction with the system according to operator profiles. Operator's interaction with the system is performed through the use of Human Machine Interface mechanism by inserting information to setup system capabilities and checking operational results to monitor system behavior. The Model Based System Engineering approach allows to build a design structure of system logics through functional and operational chains, focusing on exchanges among system modules. Human Factors studies include also the operator as active part of the functional chains and can therefore be considered as a “module” of the System Model, where all data catalogue is codified in SysML. This Papers also shows the applications of this concepts in design and modeling of Naval Combat System.