The Human Factors Laboratory provides solutions to human error incidences, advances and complexities in technology and linguistic developments. Design errors can lead to human failures, resulting in both life and equipment losses. Most human factors errors are mistakes that could have been predicted and prevented based on the design of equipment. Human factors psychologists apply their knowledge of cognition and perception to proactively identify potential errors and improve the design of aviation systems and components, power plants, communication, technology and everyday products–anything with which there is human interaction–to prevent usage error.

capabilities:
	CATIA-based ergonomic and anthropometric evaluations Interface design and evaluation Assessment of cognitive and physical workload Computational modeling of human performance Use of state-of-the-art FAA- and JAA-approved full-flight simulators for aviation projects
facilities & equipment
	ATC-810 twin engines CPT/IFR flight simulator TRACOR AR9S audiometric booth DriveSim driving simulator Tobii ET-17 eyetracker OASIS software for analyzing handwriting and other fine motor control Custom software developed in-house for studying computer input device control Virtual research V8 HMD (head-mounted display) 2-sensor flock of birds motion tracker Eye-tracking CATIA V5 with Human Builder & Kinematics
publications
	Transfer of Training from Virtual Reality Environments Evaluation of Pilot Performance and Workload During a "Black Tube" Approach to Land FAA Industry Training Standards (FITS) - 2002 Evaluation Toolbox for Avation Technical Writers - February 2004 A Comparison of Three Evaluative Techniques for Validating Maintenance Documentation by Alex Chaparro, Bonnie Rogers, Chris Hamblin, Barbara Chaparro, February 2004 Human Factors Survey of Aviation Technical Manuals Phase 3 Report: Final Report and Recommendations by Alex Chaparro and Loren S. Groff, December 2002 Human Factors Survey of Aviation Technical Manuals Phase 2 Report: User Evaluation of Maintenance Documents by Alex Chaparro, Loren S. Groff, Barbara S. Chaparro, and Deborah Scarlett, May 2002 Human Factors Survey of Aviation Technical Manuals, Phase 1: Manual Development Procedures by Alex Chaparro and Loren S. Groff, August 2001
industry partners / clients
	Boeing Seattle/Wichita Cessna Hawker Beechcraft Bombardier U.S. Air B.F. Goodrich Garmin NASA Flight Safety International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Federal Aviation Administration Microsoft Corporation Cramer Reed Center for Successful Aging Textron Corporation Occupational Performance Center Sandia National Laboratories U.S. Air Force
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contact
Udo Schultheis, Ph.D. Research Scientist