Facilities
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Facilities presently available include an extensive usability laboratory for user requirements definition activities (such as focus groups and studies of team dynamics) and for evaluating the effectiveness of simulations, prototypes and final designs of systems, hardware and software products. The usability laboratory comprises a one-way observation mirror with sophisticated video-recording equipment and software for event and behavioural data analysis. The Centre for Human Factors & Ergonomics is equipped with a Peak Motus motion system that can track eye and body movements in 3D space. |
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The Centre also has human modeling software for quick simulation and analysis human-workspace/workstation interaction. |
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Joint Facilities with SCI The Centre also has access to the School of Communication and Information computer-assisted telephone interview system (CATI) for conducting public opinion and marketing/consumer research, and research labs with state-of-the-art computing facilities and resources to support teaching and research in the areas of information retrieval, database management, information organisation, information resource development, Web and multimedia authoring, system development and knowledge management. The Centre for Human Factors & Ergonomics is thus positioned well to address the entire spectrum of design concerns, extending highly desirable art-to-part capabilities to encompass ideation/concept definition, art/virtual design/computer aided design/simulation, and finally the production of a first physical prototype |
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