HUMAN FACTORS DESIGN STANDARD

Description

As the National Airspace System (NAS) continues to modernize, new systems and equipment are continually being added to the existing architecture. The integration of human factors into the development and procurement of these new systems is vital to the success of the future NAS. Although the Human Factors Design Guide (HFDG) (Department of Transportation, 1996) has been available for a number of years and provided vital information, it did not have the weight and impact of a design standard. Instead, the Military Standard (MIL STD) 1472 D (Department of Defense, 1989) was commonly cited in FAA system specifications. To meet the current needs of the FAA, information within the HFDG needed to be updated, broadened to include both Air Traffic (AT) and Airways Facilities (AF), and changed into standards instead of guidelines.

The document that can be downloaded by clicking on the link below is revised and expanded upon the previously published material. It includes both AT and AF systems and has been modified into a set of standards instead of a set of guidelines, providing a common source of FAA- specific design requirements. The resulting set of standards can then be tailored to meet the needs of AT and AF systems, as not all requirements are applicable to all systems.

Access

http://hf.tc.faa.gov/hfds/default.htm