Customising human factors information for better Australian army soldier equipment design and acquisition

Sheena Care; Shahd Al-Janabi; Amy Simpson; Jemma Coleman; Sheena Davis

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-51038-1_3

Customising human factors information for better Australian army soldier equipment design and acquisition

Sheena Care, Shahd Al-Janabi, Amy Simpson, Jemma Coleman, Sheena Davis

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Abstract

Australian Army equipment is rarely designed and acquired in a manner that meets the expectations of human factors specialists; early consideration of human factors to inform human centred design. This issue is in part due to the difficulty of accessing Australian soldiers to support human centred design. One strategy to mitigate the consequences of such an issue (equipment that is not fit-for-purpose) is formulation of a human systems integration process within the Army acquisition process. This study describes a process by which end-user human factors information can be collated and provided to suit relevant stakeholders. This dissemination of customised end-user information can assist designers, industry partners, and acquisition personnel to design, request, offer, and acquire fit-for-purpose and user-friendly equipment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Ergonomics in Design
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Ergonomics in Design
Editors	Francisco Rebelo, Marcelo Soares
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	17-23
Number of pages	7
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030510381
ISBN (Print)	9783030510374
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51038-1_3
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	AHFE Virtual Conference on Ergonomics in Design, 2020 - San Diego, United States Duration: 16 Jul 2020 → 20 Jul 2020

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	1203 AISC
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)	2194-5365

Conference

Conference	AHFE Virtual Conference on Ergonomics in Design, 2020
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	16/07/20 → 20/07/20

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Care, S., Al-Janabi, S., Simpson, A., Coleman, J., & Davis, S. (2020). Customising human factors information for better Australian army soldier equipment design and acquisition. In F. Rebelo, & M. Soares (Eds.), Advances in Ergonomics in Design: Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Ergonomics in Design (1 ed., pp. 17-23). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 1203 AISC). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51038-1_3

Care, Sheena ; Al-Janabi, Shahd ; Simpson, Amy et al. / Customising human factors information for better Australian army soldier equipment design and acquisition. Advances in Ergonomics in Design: Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Ergonomics in Design. editor / Francisco Rebelo ; Marcelo Soares. 1. ed. Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature, 2020. pp. 17-23 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Care, S, Al-Janabi, S, Simpson, A, Coleman, J & Davis, S 2020, Customising human factors information for better Australian army soldier equipment design and acquisition. in F Rebelo & M Soares (eds), Advances in Ergonomics in Design: Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Ergonomics in Design. 1 edn, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 1203 AISC, Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 17-23, AHFE Virtual Conference on Ergonomics in Design, 2020, San Diego, United States, 16/07/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51038-1_3

Customising human factors information for better Australian army soldier equipment design and acquisition. / Care, Sheena; Al-Janabi, Shahd; Simpson, Amy et al.
Advances in Ergonomics in Design: Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Ergonomics in Design. ed. / Francisco Rebelo; Marcelo Soares. 1. ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2020. p. 17-23 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 1203 AISC).

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Care S, Al-Janabi S, Simpson A, Coleman J, Davis S. Customising human factors information for better Australian army soldier equipment design and acquisition. In Rebelo F, Soares M, editors, Advances in Ergonomics in Design: Proceedings of the AHFE 2020 Virtual Conference on Ergonomics in Design. 1 ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. 2020. p. 17-23. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-51038-1_3

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