Constellation Space Suit
Role
Primary Investigator / Program Manager
Project Goals
Manage Human Factors Requirements
Coordinate efforts of 5 sub-contractors to ensure HF requirements were being met
Conduct human-in-the-loop evaluations to verify designs met requirements
Methodology
Analyze - functional analysis, requirements analysis, concept of operations analysis
Understand - operator interviews, contextual Inquiry, walk a mile immersion, think aloud, usability surveys
Conceive - ergonomic & anthropometric analyses
Design - rapid prototyping, appearance models, interactive prototypes
Evaluate - expert reviews, heuristic evaluations, human-in-the-loop simulations
Results
Improved Suit Design
Resolved significant suit-seat integration issues
Improved Orion designs to be compatible with suited operations
