Integrated cognitive engineering at the interface: a tool mediation perspective

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Belisle ◽  
R. Zeiliger ◽  
T. Cerratto
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Engineering ◽  
Tool Mediation

Bridging the Gap Between Cognitive Analysis and Cognitive Engineering

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie M. Roth ◽  
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James Gualtieri ◽  
James Easter ◽  
Scott S. Potter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Engineering ◽  
Cognitive Analysis

Life as a Raw Material: Illusions of Control

Somatechnics ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oron Catts ◽  
Ionat Zurr
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Cognitive Engineering ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Future Scenarios ◽  
Short History ◽  
Know How ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Way

The paper discusses and critiques the concept of the single engineering paradigm. This concepts allude to a future in which the control of matter and life, and life as matter, will be achieved by applying engineering principles; through nanotechnology, synthetic biology and, as some suggest, geo-engineering, cognitive engineering and neuro-engineering. We outline some issues in the short history of the field labelled as Synthetic Biology. Furthermore; we examine the way engineers, scientists, designers and artists are positioned and articulating the use of the tools of Synthetic Biology to expose some of the philosophical, ethical and political forces and considerations of today as well as some future scenarios. We suggest that one way to enable the possibilities of alternative frames of thought is to open up the know-how and the access to these technologies to other disciplines, including artistic.

The Load of Perceptual Indifference in Human Cognition of Load Heaviness in Manual Lifting Tasks

1998 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 940-944
Author(s):  
Waldemar Karwowski
Keyword(s):  
Magnitude Estimation ◽  
Quantitative Model ◽  
Cognitive Engineering ◽  
Human Cognition ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Heavy Load ◽  
Manual Lifting ◽  
New Research ◽  
Human Assessment

This main objective of this study was to introduce and investigate the concept of load of perceptual indifference (LPI) for assessment of load heaviness in manual lifting tasks. The loads of perceptual indifference were defined as those box weights which would result in the same values of subjective compatibility scores for a given pair of perceptual categories of load heaviness. At the point of indifference, the loads are perceived as to be acceptable, safe or not-too-heavy with an equal strength as the loads judged to be too-heavy for continuous lifting. The linguistic magnitude estimation (LME) method (Karwowski, 1990) was used for experimental and modeling purposes. This allowed to develop a quantitative model for the human assessment of four categories of lifted loads of interest. The results indicate that the lack of cognitive benchmark introduces inconsistency in subjects perception of load acceptability and safety compared to the concept of to-heavy load. In order to overcome this problem, a new research approach to manual lifting tasks is needed, based on the integration of cognitive engineering, active psychophysics and ecological approach.

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