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??