DEFENCE - AIR PROJECTS

Paul Traub Associates have extensive experience in high profile Military Aviation Projects. A brief summary of these are provided below.

Provision of Human Factors Integration Support to Ferranti for an Air Systems Project. This included provision of a Human Factors Integration Plan and technical advice.

Design and Safety Assessment of an Emergency Personnel Locator Beacon

Provision of a Human Factors Integration Plan and usability testing criteria checklist for design of an Emergency Personnel Locator Beacon.

The work includes detailed operability assessments and integration of the beacon with lifejackets, lifecraft, aircrew equipment assemblies and provision of an Integrated Test and Evaluation Plan.

Trials will be undertaken using different crew populations with different aircrew clothing in different cockpit configurations (including fast jet, rotary, and training aircraft) so as to ensure that compliance with Human Factors requirements can be validated and verified.

Co-author of re-write of Defence Standard 00970: External Vision in Military Aircraft

This was based upon extensive research of vision standards from the USA and other industries. It was also supported by a number of vision plot assessments of Operational Aircraft so as to priortise requirements for Defence Standard update.

Colour Map Specification for Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft

Paul wrote the specification for the Typhoon colour map. The specification provided specific requirements for colour conventions, colour pairings, contrast based upon key environmental constraints such as impact of high sunlight conditions on colour perception.

Vision Plot Assessments of Harrier, Hawk and Jaguar Aircraft

This task included assessments of pilot external and internal vision with the seat in a full range of positions so as to address worst case conditions to inform requirements for the update of Defence Standard 00970: External Vision in Military Aircraft.

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Lead Human Factors Engineer for Harrier TMk10 and GR Mk 7 Aircraft

Responsible for all aspects of physical ergonomics, ejection seat clearance, ejection seat handle design and moding and switching. This included being the UK HF Lead for the TMk10 Cockpit Assessment with McDonnel Douglas in St Louis Missouri.

C17 Human Factors Safety Assessment

This included manning assessments and a comparison of USAF operations versus RAF.

Analysis of 3-D Displays for Combat Threat Analysis (including a Racal Star Award for outstanding achievement in Avionics)

This examined novel display formats for assessing air based threats in term of speed, altitude and rate of change in terms of situational awareness, visual clutter and motion parallax.

Lead Human Factors Engineer for the RN Sea Harrier

Paul undertook workload assessments on the impact of Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) on a range of Sea Harrier Missions and Scenarios. The assessment resulted in derivation and implementation of a number of Human Factors design requirements to the JTIDS display format so as reduce pilot workload.

MBDA- Human Factors Analysis for Concept Fast Cruise-Anti Ship Weapon

Paul Traub Associates undertook an Early Human Factors Analysis (EHFA) for a number of Anti- Ship Naval Weapon concepts.

The scope of work included derivation of User Requirements for Mission Planning and Control System based upon research and examination of novel display formats for tactical information (based upon Air Traffic Control Displays and 3D Civil Aviation Radar Display formats).

Paul Traub Associates also completed a detailed Human Machine Teaming Assessment and guidance for future weapon functions. This is based upon Civilian Aviation Automation Policies from the FAA and ICAO.