Products of HFC

Utilizing targeted, efficient and valid methods is an important component of professional human factors engineering. Therefore, a series of products was created and optimized to assist and to enable human actors experts to conduct professional analysis and measurements. These products are available to you :

Simulators

Analyzing the man-machine interaction in simulated tests is becoming an increasingly essential part and requirement for the market launch of modern products. Simulators bring along a series of methodical advantages when it comes to evaluation studies with probands in the fields of car handling, traffic and air traffic:

• Reproducibility:    In the field, it is a complex and costly endeavor to make complex situations available to the probands in order to analyze their behavior. With a simulator, every scenario desired can be reproduced  precisely.
• Safety:   Even critical or potentially dangerous scenarios can be simulated without risk of harming the study participants.  Furthermore, extraordinarily dangerous situations couldn’t be tested without a simulator, at all.
• Variability:  Changes in signage, control concepts or other infrastructural elements can be realized promptly and as desired, without the need for special permissions or reconstruction pauses.

HFC Fatigue Assessment

HFC is Germany’s market leader in assessing levels of fatigue. The “HFC Fatigue Scale 2.0” is frequently regarded as the recommended measure for the evaluation of conditions of fatigue. We professionally and efficiently conduct every manner of fatigue assessment for you, wheter within real vehicles or the simulator. Our services comprise of

• evaluation of fatigue conditions with the “HFC Fatigue Scale 2.0” with well-trained and experienced raters
• high reliability of the results and  thorough quality assurance
• offer for training in the application of the “HFC Fatigue Scale 2.0”

Eye-tracking

HFC has long-time experience in executing scientific studies via eye tracking and the appliance of eye tracking technology in the laboratory and in the field. We can help you obtain the specific eye tracking system that fits your case of application best, whether it is to be used in the laboratory or in the field, with pedestrians, cyclists, in vehicles or in airplanes. There are countless areas of possible application, and the whole system is barely bigger than a normal notebook while offering full functionality.

Physiologic Measurements

To acquire physiological data, we offer a mobile and modular measurement system, which allows measuring the ECG, EOG, EEG, breath, voice and temperature while maintaining high flexibility and mobility. In the context of man-machine-interaction study, a multitude of status information can be acquired and then related to performance parameters.