Welcome.
September 27, 2021
Hi there! My name is Raveen and this is my internet home.
What I'm up to
I'm currently a grad student at Tuft University in Boston studying Human Factors Engineering. You can read more about their program here.
I worked in healthcare design after undergrad and I'm planning to pursue that after graduation too. I love knowing that my design work contributes to a better experience for patients, especially since there are so many ways to improve the healthcare system.
I worked in healthcare design after undergrad and I'm planning to pursue that after graduation too. I love knowing that my design work contributes to a better experience for patients, especially since there are so many ways to improve the healthcare system.
Website
If you're interested in reading more about my thoughts, I have a blog section on this website. Feel free to keep an eye on this space, because I plan on adding a lot more during the next few months! This website also holds my past projects I worked on throughout undergrad, after graduation, and during grad school.
Human-Machine Systems
One course I'm taking this semester is about human-machine systems design. This isn't a topic I covered a lot in undergrad, so it's really interesting learning about the interactions between humans and machines. As we go through life in today's digital world, there are so many instances of human's unknowingly becoming part of these human-machine systems. It's especially fascinating to see where the division of tasks lies. Machines and humans have different skill sets, so designing these systems requires specific allocation of tasks to take advantage of each parties strengths.
For example, a Roomba vacuum device is a machine that cleans the floor. This device works on its own to vacuum the floor, but the human is still involved in the system by providing a house layout during set up, making sure the Roomba is charged, and emptying the Roomba when it's full.
We're currently covering automation and how human-machine systems can be fully or partially automated. In the Roomba example, newer versions have shifted some tasks over to the Roomba. Humans no longer need to empty the vacuum bag when it's full, because the Roomba does it automatically at it's charging station.
We're currently covering automation and how human-machine systems can be fully or partially automated. In the Roomba example, newer versions have shifted some tasks over to the Roomba. Humans no longer need to empty the vacuum bag when it's full, because the Roomba does it automatically at it's charging station.
Automation can be applied across so many industries, like transportation (self driving cars) and home electronics (Roomba). I'm interested to see if automation has a place in healthcare or if people would trust automation in healthcare.
Let me know if you have any thoughts!
Let me know if you have any thoughts!