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Exoskeletons in the Workplace and Beyond Track

Augmented Reality Track

6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.              
Registration and Continental Breakfast
 
8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.              
Opening Remarks
Chris Reid, The Boeing Company
 
8:10 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.              
Keynote Lecture
John Howard, MD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
​The Human Machine Relationship in the 21st Century
 
8:40 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.              
Standards Update
Roger Bostelman, National Institute of Standards and Technology:
Standards Update Regarding Exoskeletons
 
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.            
Developer Panel
Moderator: Chris Reid, The Boeing Company

• Joseph Zawaideh, Levitate Airframe – Industrial Domain
• Katherine Strausser, EksoBionics – EksoGT – Medical Domain
• Keith Maxwell, Lockheed Martin-ONYX – Military Domain

 
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.          
Morning Break / Meet with Exhibitors

• Exhibitor Short Talks
  
  

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Industry-Sponsored Symposium I 
 
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.          
User Panel
Moderator: Brian Lowe
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

• Brent Bowers, John Deere – Industrial Domain:  Cautious Optimism to Exoskeleton Use in Heavy Manufacturing​
• Major Cliff Johnson, U.S. Air Force – Military Domain:  Human Systems Integration Considerations for Industrial Exoskeletons in the United States Air Force
• Elaine Rogers, VA Puget Sound Health Care System & Jordan Cabrera, University of Washington – Medical Domain:  Exoskeleton Walking after Spinal Cord Injury

 
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.            
Lunch / Meet with Exhibitors
  
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.              
Research Methods 1 – Physical Considerations & Findings
Moderator: Bill Marras, The Ohio State University

• Chris Reid, The Boeing Company: An Approach to Qualifying an Industrial Exoskeleton System for Aerospace Manufacturing
• Victoria Budico, Mawashi Science & Technology:  Methods and Metrics for Human Factors and Ergonomic Evaluation of Exoskeletons: Mawashi UPRISE Case Study
• Bill Marras, The Ohio State University:  Spine Forces Due to Exoskeleton Use

 
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.              
Research Methods 2 – Cognitive Considerations & Findings
Moderator: Hongwei Hsiao, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

• Divya Srinivasan, Virginia Tech:  Motor Control and Cognitive Costs of Learning and Operating a Whole-body Powered Exoskeleton
• Ranjana Mehta, Texas A&M:  NeuroErgonomic Fit of Exoskeletons
• Leia Stirling, University of Michigan:  The Influence of Lower Extremity Exoskeletons on Selected Motor Strategy

 
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.              
Afternoon Break / Meet with Exhibitors

• Sponsor Short Talks 

 
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.              
Industry-Sponsored Symposium II
  
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.              
Research Methods 3 – Debate: What is an Exoskeleton?
Topics:

1. Do they work?
2. Are Exoskeletons PPE, Tools, or Assistive Technology or In Between?
3. What are the Insurance Implications?

Moderator: Don Peterson, Northern Illinois University/ASTM

Current Coverage of Exoskeletons as Medical Devices:

• Candy Tefertiller, Craig Hospital: Exoskeletons in Rehabilitation: Limitations in Use, Resources, & Funding 
• Kendra Betz, VA National Center for Patient Safety: Exoskeletons in Rehabilitation: The Evidence for Funding as a Therapeutic Mobility Device

Current Coverage of Exoskeletons as Industrial Devices:

• Marisol Barrero, Toyota Motor North America: Exoskeletons as Required PPE
• Wayne Maynard, Liberty Mutual Insurance: Workers’ Compensation Implications for Exoskeletons

 
​4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.              
Closing Remarks
Chris Reid, The Boeing Company
 
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.             
ErgoX Reception
 
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.              
63rd International HFES Annual Meeting Opening Gala                                                                   

Vertical Divider

6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.              
Registration and Continental Breakfast 

8:00 a.m. –  8:10 a.m.           
Opening Remarks
Kermit Davis, University of Cincinnati
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Opening Remarks from Platinum Sponsor

8:10 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.          
 Keynote Lecture 
Thomas Furness, University of Washington:  The Future of Augmented Reality and Human Factors Issues
Moderator: Kermit Davis, University of Cincinnati

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.          
Developer Panel: If You Develop It Right, They Will Come Use It         
Moderator: Leia Stirling, University of Michigan

• Sam Murley, PTC: Driving Business Value Through Your Digital Transformation
• Eric Jones, Draper: Augmented Reality, Precisely Where You Need It.  Approaches to Achieving High Registration Accuracy in Expansive, Unknown, and Unmapped Environments
• Carly Kroll, Ubimax, Inc.:  Improving Technology Acceptance in the Industrial Workforce

9:15 a.m. – 9: 40 a.m.         
Keynote Lecture: Elizabeth Baron, Immersionary: Extended Reality for Insight in Automotive User Experience
Moderator: Kermit Davis, University of Cincinnati

9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.         
Keynote Lecture: Brian Laughlin, The Boeing Company: Manufacturing Processes: Getting Real on Augmented Reality
Moderator: Kermit Davis, University of Cincinnati

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.       
Morning Break / Meet with Exhibitors

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.       
User Panel:
Moderator: Brian Laughlin, The Boeing Company

• Elizabeth Baron, Immersionary: The Business Case for Augmented Reality in Manufacturing ​
• Bill Bernstein, National Institute of Standards and Technology: Augmented Reality for Smart Manufacturing Systems: Opportunities for New Standards Development
• Mark Cornell, Raytheon:  Improving Weather Forecasting with Augmented Reality

• Scott Openshaw, Intuitive: Augmented Reality in Robotic Surgery

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.         
Lunch / Meet with Exhibitors

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.          
Research Panel: Design and User Experience of Augmented Reality Systems
Moderator: Laura Strater, Raytheon

• Barbara Chaparro, Embry Riddle University: The User Experience of Augmented and Mixed Reality
• David Lee, Google: AR Tracking Performance and Usability
• Leia Stirling, University of Michigan: Emergent Behaviors when Defining a Gesture Interface for Controlling a Robotic Arm
• Ashley Toll, Marquette University:  Safety Aspects of Using Augmented Reality Technologies

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.           
Research Panel: Safety Ergonomic Evaluation of HMDs, Controllers and Gestures
Moderator: David Rempel, University of California at Berkeley

• Jack Dennerlein, Northeastern University: Design of Head Mounted Displays and Cervical Spine Loading
• YK Cheong, Microsoft: Anthropometry in Augmented Reality Head Mounted Displays
• Dan Odell, Google: User Experience Effects of Field-of-View in Augmented Reality
• Gregory Garrett, The Boeing Company: Safety & Ergonomics Implications of Mixed Reality Devices in Production Environments
• Justin Young, Kettering University: Performance and Fatigue Considerations in Gesture and Controller Design

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.          
Afternoon Break / Meet with Exhibitors

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.         
Research Panel: Evaluation of Effectiveness of Augmented Reality
Moderator: Karen Chen, North Carolina State University

• Kelly Hale, Design Interactive: Augmented Reality: What is it Good For?
• Benjamin Goldberg, Army STTC: Augmented Reality at the Tactical Level: Balancing Training Goals with Environment Fidelity
• Eswar Anandapadmanaban, MIT: Use of Augmented Reality Capabilities in Support of Human Scientific Exploration of the Moon and Mars
• Karen Chen, North Carolina State University: Evaluation of Augmented Reality- Supported Worker Training

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.          
Next Steps Panel: Moving Augmented Reality Forward in Industry
Moderator: Thomas Furness, University of Washington

• Elizabeth Baron, Immersionary
• Eliot Winer, Iowa State University
• Bill Bernstein, National Institute of Standards and Technology​

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 pm            
Ergo-X Reception

6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.                            
​63rd International HFES Annual Meeting Opening Gala