HCI 2015
International

Best Paper Award for the 12th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, in the context of HCI International 2015, 2-7 August 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Certificate for Best Paper Award of the 12th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics
conferred to

Matthias Oberhauser, Daniel Dreyer, Sebastien Mamessier (Airbus Group Innovations, Germany)
Thomas Convard (Airbus Group Innovations, France)
Daniel Bandow (DBS Systems Engineering, Germany)
Axel Hillebrand (Germany)

for the paper entitled

"Bridging the Gap Between Desktop Research and Full Flight Simulators for Human Factors Research"

Presented in the context of
HCI International 2015
2-7 August 2015, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Paper Abstract
"This research presents a Virtual Reality Flight Simulator (VRFS) that combines the advantages of desktop simulations and hardware mock-ups, i.e. the flexibility of a desktop flight simulation with the level of immersion close to a full flight simulator. In contrast to similar existing VR flight simulators, the presented system focuses on Human Factors (HF) research and is used for evaluating flight decks already in an early phase of the design process. In this paper, four user studies are presented that demonstrate the application of integrated HF methods and the usability of the system. The scope of the VRFS lies in between desktop simulations and a full hardware mock-up and cannot replace either of these. However, it is a reliable low-cost addition in the early development process of flight decks when it comes to HF evaluations."

The full paper is available through SpringerLink, provided that you have proper access rights.