SHELL MODEL

Purpose

 The SHELL model is regarded as being one of the conceptual models of the human factors which assist in clarifying the extent of human aviation as well as assisting in understanding the human relationships which exists between environment as well as the human components in the human subsystems or the aviation system (International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management et al., 2015).

Structure

The Shell model mainly divides various human factors into four broad categories. The main areas of this model consist of liveware, environment, hardware, and software.  The software/liveware interface is mainly used for the purpose of representing the interaction which exists between liveware or people and the soft aspects of some of the tasks for instance documentation, procedures, manuals, and computer software.  The software is mainly used for the purpose of managing information of the task given.

The next component is the interaction which exists between hardware and people, for example, physical structure, equipment, and tools of the UAV. The third element of this model is used for the purpose of representing the personal interactions within the system. This mainly takes into consideration some of the issues such as teamwork, communication, and team interactions. The last component of this structure is mainly used for the purpose of representing the interaction which exists between environment and people. This includes things like weather and lighting extremes (Monica & David, 2009). 

Use of the SHELL model

The SHELL model is mainly used for the purpose of examining some of the analyzing human issues contained in Microsystems. In this case, the SHEL model acts as a framework for collecting information/data dealing with human performance as well as the contributory components mismatched during aviation accident/incident investigation or analysis. Furthermore, the SHELL model is also used for the purpose of understanding some of the systematic human factor relationships with the objective of enhancing safety or reducing errors (Maurizio, 2013).

                                                References

International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management, In Qi, E., In Su, Q., In Shen, J., In Wu, F., & In Dou, R. (2015). Proceedings of the 5th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation (IEMI2014).

Maurizio, C. (2013). Risk, Security and Organizational Aspects: Informatica & organizzazioni - diretta da M. De Marco. Press FrancoAngeli

Monica Martinussen, David R.(2009).  Hunter Aviation Psychology and Human Factors. CRC Press