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Aerospace Systems Technical Group

Aerospace Systems Technical Group. Presented by Carla Landsberg . The Group. The group has 479 members (Winter 2010) Diverse! At the 2008 HFES conference there were 4 panels, 7 lecture sections, and 4 posters

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Aerospace Systems Technical Group

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  1. Aerospace Systems Technical Group Presented by Carla Landsberg

  2. The Group • The group has 479 members (Winter 2010) • Diverse! • At the 2008 HFES conference there were 4 panels, 7 lecture sections, and 4 posters • They have secured a grant from the FAA which allowed them to sponsor a conference called Human Factors and NextGen: The Future of Aviation

  3. The Group • “Application of HF to the development, design, certification, operation, and maintenance of human-machine systems in aviation and space environments” • Both military and civilian systems

  4. Careers • Members of the Aerospace systems group work in government, academia, and in the private sector.

  5. Government/Military • U.S. Air Force • U.S. Navy • U.S. Marine Corps • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) • U.S. Department of Transportation • National Transportation Safety Board • NASA

  6. Academia • UCF • Embry Riddle Aeronautical University • Arizona State University • George Mason University • Brown University • And more!

  7. Private Sector • Boeing • Manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft as well as defense systems, missiles, advanced information systems, communication systems • Lockheed Martin • Aeronautics, electronic systems, information systems, space systems • MITRE • Works with government in systems engineering, information technology, and operational concepts • HF Consulting Service, Inc.

  8. More Private Sector • Astrotech • Preparing and sending satellites, cargo and science into space. HF professionals work in design and development • United Space Alliance • Partnered with NASA, involved with the international space station, the shuttle program and the constellation program.

  9. But what do they DO? • They do basic research, system design, and improvements on current systems • They are involved during system development, testing, and operation

  10. Specifics • Members perform work on: • Crew stations design • Operator-computer interface (software) design • Training devices • Control and display technology • Anthropomorphic measurement • Environmental effects on human performance • Human error analysis

  11. Also… • Members of ASTG are members of other TGs such as: • Human Performance Modeling • Product Design • Safety • Aging • Cognitive Engineering • Virtual Environments • And More!!

  12. References and Resources • HFES Website (TGs) http://www.hfes.org/Web/TechnicalGroups/technical.html • ASTG Brochure http://www.hfes.org/astg/Brochure.pdf • ASTG Website http://www.hfes.org/astg/

  13. Questions??

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