协助设计工程师建立概念，以适应操作员的身体和心理能力，同时识别操作员？它的局限性。本推荐做法仅限于影响控制中心布局和设备选择的人体工程学方面。众所周知，本文件中讨论的一些人为因素也用于仪器的设计和制造。

Assists the design engineer in establishing concepts that accommodate physical and mental capabilities of the operator while recognizing the operator?s limitations. This recommended practice is limited to those aspects of human engineering that will affect the layout of and equipment selection for the control center. It is recognized that some of the human factors discussed in this document are also used in the design and manufacture of instruments.