METRICMIL-STD-1472F23August1999SUPERSEDINGMIL-STD-1472E31March1998DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSEDESIGNCRITERIASTANDARDHUMANENGINEERINGAMSCN/AAREAHFACDISTRIBUTIONSTATEMENTA:Approvedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited.MIL-STD-1472FiiFOREWORD1.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyallDepartmentsandAgenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.2.Thisstandardestablishesgeneralhumanengineeringcriteriafordesignanddevelopmentofmilitarysystems,equipmentandfacilities.Itspurposeistopresenthumanengineeringdesigncriteria,principlesandpracticestobeappliedinthedesignofsystems,equipmentandfacilitiessoasto:a.Achieverequiredperformancebyoperator,controlandmaintenancepersonnel.b.Minimizeskillandpersonnelrequirementsandtrainingtime.c.Achieverequiredreliabilityofpersonnel-equipmentcombinations.d.Fosterdesignstandardizationwithinandamongsystems.3.Thisstandarddoesnotalterrequirementsforsystemdevelopmentparticipationofhumanengineeringspecialiststointerpretandimplementthesepracticesandtoprovidesolutionstohumanengineeringproblemswhichariseandwhicharenotspecificallycoveredherein.4.MIL-HDBK-759isintendedtoserveasacompaniondocumenttothisstandardandshouldbeconsultedfordata,preferredpractices,anddesignguidelines,includingdesignguidelinesforvariationsofbasichardwareconfigurationscoveredherein.*5.RequirementshereinareexpressedintheInternationalSystemofunits(SI).Asaconvenience,themetricunitsareaccompaniedbytheirapproximatecustomarysystemequivalents(inparentheses).Angularmeasureisexpressedindegreesunlessitisnecessarytospecifyfractionsofadegreewheremilliradiansareused.6.Thisrevisionhasnotexpanded5.13,HazardsandSafety,inanysignficantwaysincetheoriginalintentofthissubsectionwastolimititscoveragetowhatwasmostlikelytobeencounteredduringhumanengineeringworkandwasmoderatelyexpandedonlytoaccommodaterequestsbysafetyandhealthpractitionersandreviewactivities.7.Subsection5.14isintendedtoprovideonlybasiccriteriaonuser-computerinterface;therefore,thisrevisionhasnotupdated5.14otherthantocorrecterrors.Moreover,whengoingbeyondfundamentalcriteria,theneedforflexibilityoutweighsbenefitsthatmightbegainedbyexpanding5.14thatwouldlimitsoftwaredesign.Thisflexibilityisprovidedbyhandbooksandstyleguides,suchastheDoDHumanComputerInterfaceStyleGuide(Volume8oftheDepartmentofDefenseTechnicalArchitectureFrameworkforInformationManagementorTAFIM).Whenanationalstandardbecomesavailable,itwillbeconsideredasacitedreplacement,inwholeorpart,for5.14.8.Beneficialcomments(recommendations,additions,deletions)andanypertinentdatawhichmaybeofuseinimprovingthisdocumentshouldbeaddressedtoCommander,U.S.ArmyAviationandMissileCommand,ATTN:AMSAM-RD-SE-TD-ST,RedstoneArsenal,AL35898-5000byusingtheself-addressedStandardizationDocumentImprovementProposal(DDForm1426)appearingattheendofthisdocumentorbyletter.MIL-STD-1472FiiiCONTENTSPARAGRAPHPAGEFOREWORDii1SCOPE11.1Scope----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11.2Purpose-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11.3Application---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11.4Forcelimits--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21.5Manufacturingtolerances-----------------------------------------------------------------------22APPLICABLEDOCUMENTS22.1General--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22.2Governmentdocuments------------------------------------------------------------------------22.3Non-governmentpublications------------------------------------------------------------------32.4Orderofprecedence-----------------------------------------------------------------------------43DEFINITIONS54GENERALREQUIREMENTS54.1Objectives-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------54.2Standardization-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------54.3Functionallocation------------------------------------------------------------------------------54.4Humanengineeringdesign---------------------------------------------------------------------54.5Failsafedesign-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------64.6Simplicityofdesign-----------------------------------------------------------------------------64.7Interaction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------64.8Safety---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------64.9Ruggedness--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------74.10DesignforNBCSurvivability-----------------------------------------------------------------74.11Designforelectromagneticpulse(EMP)hardening----------------------------------------74.12Automation---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------74.13Functionaluseofcolor-----------------------------------