The Usability Testing
and Analysis Facility (UTAF) is part of the Habitability
and Environmental Factors Division at Johnson Space
Center. UTAF provides support to the Office of Life
and Microgravity Sciences and Applications, the Space
Shuttle Program, the International Space Station Program,
and other NASA groups. Reimbursable Agreements, Space
Act Agreements, and other means of cooperation with
non-NASA organizations are also utilized.
The UTAF provides analysis,
evaluation and usability testing of crew interfaces
for work areas and equipment. This includes computer
displays and controls, workstation systems, and other
types of crew interfaces. The UTAF has a unique capability
with a staff experienced in the rigors of both cognitive
human factors and ergonomic research and evaluations.
While the UTAF can act as a stand-alone facility,
it is strongly integrated with other facilities in
the Habitability & Environmental Factors Division,
such as the Anthropometry and Biomechanics Facility
and the Graphics Research and Analysis Facility.
Projects:
Consulting for the Long-term Resistive Exercise
Device (LRED) Hardware Development and Space Human
Factors Engineering Database Web Evaluation
Microgravity Workstations/Restraints
Human Research Facility (HRF) - Human Factors
Engineering and Human-Computer Interface Support
Posture Video Analysis Tool
Space Operations Issues Reporting Tool
Long Duration Mission Habitability
Human Readable Label
Payload Display Review Panel
Remote Training Studies
Past Consulting Work:
HRF Rack 1 Systems Engineering Support
ISS Caution and Warning
ISS Payloads
ISS Operations and Habitability
Human Interaction Design for Cooperating Automation
