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The study of Human-Machine Interaction is approached here with the aim of discussing the needs of an analyst for the correct design of a complex system. The two terms which we have introduced above merit some further definitions:
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system is in our terminology the set of all those features which are needed for the performance during the time of a certain function. These features include machines, humans, interfaces, computers, procedures, etc.;
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complexity is here referred to the many dependencies which intentionally or not are built within the various items of the system.
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Mancini, G. (1986). Modelling Humans and Machines. In: Hollnagel, E., Mancini, G., Woods, D.D. (eds) Intelligent Decision Support in Process Environments. NATO ASI Series, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50329-0_19
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