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Human Factors Design Standard (HFDS)
 

News & Updates July 24, 2007 We added Human Factors Criteria for Displays: A Human Factors Design Standard Update of Chapter 5 by Vicki Ahlstrom and Bonnie Kudrick.  This report provides new information about selecting and designing displays that follow best human factors practices.

January 29, 2007

We added a new version of the draft chapter on Non-keyboard Interaction Devices.  This version contains errata corrections from previous versions.  The chapter is still in draft form and is open for comment.

HFDS Overview

The Human Factors Design Standard (HFDS) is an important work in the field of human factors. It is an exhaustive compilation of human factors practices and principles integral to the procurement, design, development, and testing of FAA systems, facilities, and equipment.

The purpose of the HFDS is to provide a single easy-to-use source of human factors design criteria, oriented to the needs of the FAA mission and systems. An additional goal is to facilitate use of appropriate design criteria by organizing the document so that users can easily locate the needed information.

The HFDS replaces and expands upon the Human Factors Design Guide (HFDG) published in 1996 and all HFDG chapter updates.  The HFDS broadens the focus to include both air traffic and technical operations 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 be tailored to meet the needs of the system or program at hand.

What do I need to run the HFDS?

You must have Adobe Reader® 4.0 or later to use the HFDS.

Updated: October 02, 2007 03:32 PM