Industrial and Operations Engineering Department
Enabling Human Operational Performance for Space Exploration
While there are many space missions that have been performed without a crew, having humans present provides many benefits. Humans have flexibility in decision making, versatility with tool usage, more robust perception, and increased efficiency in mission tasks. However, there are challenges to supporting the human in a space environment, including developing space suits, tools, and appropriate mission plans.
Dr. Leia Stirling
IOE Professor and Robotics Core Faculty
Leia Stirling is an Associate Professor in Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, and a Core Faculty in the Center for Ergonomics and the Robotics Institute. Her research quantifies human performance and human-machine fluency to advance exoskeletons, mitigate injury risk, and support decision making across various domains.
Slides
Stirling_SEDSsymposium_050320.pdfRecording
