Designing Human-centred Technology - A Cross-disciplinary Project in Computer-aided Manufacturing (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989)

This second book in our series Artificial Intelligence and Society explores the issues involved in the design and application of human-centred systems in the manufacturing area. At first glance it may appear that a book on this topic is somewhat peripheral to the main concerns of the series. In fact, although starting from an engineering perspective, the book addresses some of the pivotal issues confronting those who apply new technology in general and artificial intelligence (AI) systems in particular. Above all, the book invites us to consider whether the present applications of technology are such as to make the best use of human skill and ingenuity and at the same time provide for realistic and economically sustainable systems design solutions. To do so it is necessary to provide systems which support the skill, and are amenable to the cultures, of the areas of application in question. In a philosophical sense it means providing tools to support skills rather than machines which replace them, to use Heidegger's distinction. The book gives an authoritative account of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) tradition of human-centredness and provides a participatory design ap proach which focuses on collaborative learning and enhancement and creation of new skills. It also argues that collaboration should be supported by institutions through the creation of supportive infrastructures and research environments. It emphasises the optimisation of practical knowledge with the help of scientific knowledge and rejects the alternative."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Human-centred Systems
Release date:	December 1989
First published:	December 1989
Editors:	Howard H. Rosenbrock
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1989
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-19567-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Technical design > Computer aided design (CAD) Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Production engineering > Computer aided manufacture (CAM) Promotions
LSN:	3-540-19567-X
Barcode:	9783540195672

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