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- 24 Hour Shift Activity Patterns
Observers recorded movement and task patterns over three weeks of 24 hour 7 day/week shifts at a major smelting plant. Mapped exposure to air breathed in different plant areas, task related activity levels, and typical volumes of air breathed during tasks.
- Road Vehicle Lane Departure Warning System
Six week field study conducted at an enclosed track. Assessed driver responses to a Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) installed in a car. Measures included frequency of land departures, drifting within a lane with and without the device.
- Soldier Tactical Information Requirements
Four year series of troop trials (50-100 personnel) of 2-3 weeks in a large tactical village (and surrounding area) used for urban warfare training, instrumented to track individual movement and communications in and between buildings. Examined technology options for dismounted infantry teams for planning and briefing, way-finding, terrain visualisation, communication, target acquisition, and other needs.
- Firefighter Team Size, Stress and Performance
Field study of the effect of response team size on physiological stress, task speed and accuracy. Fifty firefighters from a two hundred person force performed standardised aerial and pumper team tasks in teams of three, four or five. Smaller team sizes showed greater cardiac stress (especially for older firefighters) and longer task times.
- Naval Tactical Displays
Field studies in a naval team training simulator to evaluate developments in data fusion technology and related display changes. Measures of performance included individual and team situation awareness, target detection, tracking and response decisions. Data gathered during exercises with experienced crews.
- Command Post Information Handling
Series of field studies during army divisional command and control exercises. Culminated in six day (and night) exercise with embedded HSI® observers to track all planning, briefing and current operation centre activities using video, audio, interview and diary recording. All message logs transcribed into a data base for analysis. Subsequent analyses included software modelling of communication procedures, analysis of message delays and volume of information flow between units.
- Automobile Child Restraint Systems
Field investigation of installation and use of vehicle Child Restraint Systems (CRS). Women volunteers first installed commercially available CRS and then fitted large and small child dummies in summer and winter clothing into the seats. Manufacturer's instructions and installation were assessed for ease of use and effectiveness.
- Helmet Evaluation
Two week field trial of prototype army helmet with eighty infantry troops. Trial integrated with other tests of visual field, heat stress and sizing. Compared task performance and compatibility with existing clothing, weapons and equipment when wearing new helmet, in-service helmet and no helmet for all infantry tasks.
- Patient Handling
Analysis of physical demands during patient handling tasks at a home for the elderly. Handling tasks for nursing, support staff and vehicle drivers included getting in and out of bed, lounge and wheelchairs, bathing, access to transport and recreational facilities, and to individual homes.
- Cold/Wet Weather Clothing
Field and other tests (over four hundred troops) to evaluate prototype extreme cold and cold/wet weather clothing ensemble for the Canadian Army. Used questionnaires, focus groups, site visits and interviews, usage diaries, and clothing inspection. Evaluated fit, features, function, durability, compatibility, adjustability, task performance, environmental protection, water immersion, maintenance, and stowage.
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