NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Ames Research Center
2002 Phase II

Crew Activity Analyzer

Foster-Miller, Inc.

Waltham, MA

INNOVATION

Innovative and cost-effective tool to aid in the analysis of crew member activities in simulated space and planetary mission environments.



Crew Activity Analyzer Playback and Analysis


ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Synchronously records multiple video, audio, and 3-D location data
  • Locates and displays specific activities of interest for detailed analysis
  • System used by NASA researchers during actual mission simulation
COMMERCIALIZATION

  • Potential for use in a variety of commercial applications including facility design, team performance assessment, human and animal behavioral research, human factors and safety assessment, team procedure development, and ethnographic research
  • System delivered to and in use by NASA researchers
  • Interest from US Navy, US Air Force, NASA, and a commercial behavioral research system vendor
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
  • Potential for use in training development and assessment for Army, Navy and Air Force, Navy CIC and bridge crew performance measurement, Air Force air crew performance measurement, NASA manned spacecraft space utilization and procedure development and assessment
  • Potential for use in human and animal behavioral research.
  • Potential for use in ethnographic research


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Curator: SBIR Support                  08/21/06