Proactive Human Factors Engineering Analysis in Space Station Design Using the Computer Manikin Jack National Institute for Working Life - West Chalmers University of Technology

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Sundin, Anders, author.

Conference Name:

Digital Human Modeling For Design And Engineering Conference And Exposition (2000-06-06 : Dearborn, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource cm

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2000

Summary:

In this case study, a human factors analysis was carried out in the preliminary design phase of the Cupola, a European Space Agency (ESA) module for manned space flights for the International Space Station (ISS). The manikin software Jack® was used early in the design process before any flight hardware production. All Cupola astronaut tasks were evaluated in a virtual environment of the Cupola. Methodological aspects concerning the analysis are described, e.g. file processing, use of coordinate systems and the use of a prior task analysis. Results show that the thorough manikin analysis supported with the hierarchical task analysis results, was an important help in the design process

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Publisher Number:

2000-01-2166

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