Sustainable Performance: Human Factors, Ergonomics and Work Environment
UniSA, Adelaide, South Australia. 17-19 November, 2008
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Program

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Adam Wynn special dinner. Monday 17 November 7.00pm
Details for the optional Monday evening dinner hosted by international wine judge Adam Wynn. Cost $99

Conference Gala dinner. Tuesday 18 November pre dinner drinks 7.00pm
The conference dinner will be held in Lyrics Restaurant, overlooking the River Torrens at the Adelaide Festival Centre and will feature a selection of fine South Australian food and wines. After-dinner speaker: Dr Michael Patkin - Fellow of HFESA. The cost is included in all full registration fees.

Holden Site Inspection

If you wish to participate in the site visit to Holden, there are some important details you must read in advance.
Also there is a maximum limit of 40 persons. Please register your interest on the registration form.

Please download this notice from Holden. DOWNLOAD

    
 
Post Conference Workshop

Did you know that designing for the 5th percentile female to the 95th percentile male can lead to poor and unsafe designs?  

If not, you are not alone. Most human factors/ergonomics professionals and engineers are only taught about percentiles as a means to solve their design problems. But there are better solutions!

Attend our 2-day post-conference workshop on "Anthropometrics and Design" to put yourself in the picture with the world’s  latest trends in anthropometrics and its application to design.

The workshop will showcase the most practical and effective methods for incorporating the human body in design as developed by US Air Force CARD Lab's Dr Kathleen Robinette, Dr Jeff Hudson and Dr Greg Zehner.

Participants will be given case studies illustrating best practice use of anthropometrics in design that have resulted in engineering to ensure maximum benefit and capabilities of products that people use.  The workshop will include:

  • anthropometry methods
  • how to apply the most up-to-date anthropometric data such as 3D laser scans.
  • 3D fit-mapping
The workshop will be conducted at UniSA by HFESA08 keynote speaker, Dr Greg Zehner, from the US Air Force Research Laboratory. Your can read more about Greg on the Speaker’s page.

COSTS
  1. People seeking to enrol as an elective in a UniSA Course, this includes assessment: $1,500 Please enrol through Janice McShane janice.mcshane@unisa.edu.au.  You will receive credit towards your course for attendance.
  2. People without assessment and who are HFESA members or members of IEA-affiliated Societies: $470
  3. People without assessment and who are non-members: $690
    
 


METHODS IN ANTHROPOMETRY

Gregory F. Zehner Ph.D
Senior Physical Anthropologist
Air Force Research Lab
20 – 21 November 2008 (2 full days)
University of South Australia (Venue to be confirmed)
Register interest http://www.hfesaconference.org.au/registration.htm

Thursday 20 November: 8.30am registration, 9.00am-5.00pm
Day One – General Anthropometry

  • Introduction and Example Research Questions from USAF Anthropometric Research
    Programs:
  • Cockpit Design,
  • Equipment Shape and Contour,
  • Fit Testing of Protective Clothing.
  • Audience discussion on areas of interest – what do we want to focus on?
  • Anthropometric Surveys: Options
  • History of Surveys,
  • 1-D and 3-D options,
  • Measurement Selection and Matching,
  • Variation in Measurement Definition,
  • Sampling Strategies,
  • CAESAR and ANSUR approaches.
  • Quantitative Methods: From specific application issues to research project design.
  • Population Definition,
  • Measurements of Interest,
  • Appropriate Final Products.
  • Statistics in Anthropometry:
  • Normal Distribution Challenge,
  • Means and Standard Deviations,
  • Frequency Distributions and Percentiles.
  • The Fallacy of Percentile Design Solutions
  • Non-additive,
  • Percentage excluded,
  • Proportional Problems,
  • Population Dependence and Variation.
  • Alternative Approaches:
  • Bivariate Distributions and Plotting,
  • Trivariate Distributions and Plotting,
  • Regression and Multiple Regression,
  • Principal Components Analysis,
  • Treatment of Gender and Ethnic Variation.

USAF Multivariate Case Selection Method – a hands-on session with the USAF
Multivariate Models Program. (Assuming sufficient numbers of computers are available
– if not then a demo)

Friday 21 November: 9.00am-4.00pm then drinks.
Day Two – Specific Applications

  • Cockpit and Workspace Accommodation Measurement
  • Methods,
  • Policy,
  • Audience Questions and Discussion.
  • Clothing and Protective Gear Fit-Mapping
  • Concept of Fit,
  • Measuring Fit,
  • Developing Tariffs and Size Rolls,
  • Audience Questions and Discussion.
  • Digital Human Modeling for Evaluating Accommodation
  • Verification and Validation,
  • Training Digital Human Models,
  • Audience Questions and Discussion.

    Conclusion

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