An Integrated Simulation System for Human Factors Study

Ying Wang (1) , Wei Zhang (1) , Fouad Bennis (2) , Damien Chablat (2)

1 DIE - Dept. Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University
2 IRCCyN - Institut de Recherche en Communications et en Cybernétique de Nantes

It has been reported that virtual reality can be a useful tool for ergonomics study. The proposed integrated simulation system aims at measuring operator's performance in an interactive way for 2D control panel design. By incorporating some sophisticated virtual reality hardware/software, the system allows natural human-system and/or human-human interaction in a simulated virtual environment; enables dynamic objective measurement of human performance; and evaluates the quality of the system design in human factors perspective based on the measurement. It can also be for operation training for some 2D control panels.

Mots clés: virtual reality; human factors; ergonomics; simulation; manikin

Domaines: Robotique [cs.RO]

Ying Wang, Wei Zhang, Fouad Bennis, Damien Chablat. An Integrated Simulation System for Human Factors Study. The Institute of Industrial Engineers Annual Conference, May 2006, Orlando, United States. pp.1-6. ⟨hal-00169494⟩