aerospace systems technical group
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Aerospace Systems Technical GroupPresented by Carla Landsberg
The GroupThe 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
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
CareersMembers of the Aerospace
systems group work in government, academia, and in the private sector.
Government/Military U.S. Air ForceU.S. NavyU.S. Marine CorpsFederal Aviation Administration
(FAA)U.S. Department of
TransportationNational Transportation Safety
BoardNASA
AcademiaUCFEmbry Riddle Aeronautical
UniversityArizona State UniversityGeorge Mason University Brown University
◦And more!
Private SectorBoeing
◦ 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 systemsMITRE
◦ Works with government in systems engineering, information technology, and operational concepts
HF Consulting Service, Inc.
More Private SectorAstrotech
◦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.
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
SpecificsMembers 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
Also…Members of ASTG are members
of other TGs such as:◦Human Performance Modeling◦Product Design◦Safety◦Aging◦Cognitive Engineering◦Virtual Environments◦And More!!
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/
Questions??