Next-generation Human-systems and Cognitive Engineering Lab
NHanCE Lab Students Receive HFES Awards

NHanCE Research Lab Members
How could future autonomous transportation be accessible to everyone?
Take 6: Brandon Pitts, College of Engineering and Center on Aging and the Life Course
Purdue researchers design fully autonomous vehicle for people with disabilities
Three NHanCE members present at HFES 2022 and received student awards
The rapid development of smart technologies and autonomous systems continues to change humans’ roles, expectations, perceptions, and task demands within human-machine systems. At the same time, the demographics of system users who interact with and may benefit from these technological advancements is evolving.
The overall goals of the NHanCE Research lab are to (1) understand how human operators in a wide range of complex transportation, work, and home environments (such as driving, aviation, manufacturing, and healthcare) interact with various next generation technologies and to (2) enhance their performance through interface (re)design. We do so through a series of human-subject experiments. In addition, we have particular interests in aging populations, as they represent the fastest growing age group worldwide. Our areas of research include human factors, cognitive ergonomics, human-automation interaction, multimodal/multisensory information presentation, context-sensitive interface design, and gerontechnology (i.e., aging and technology).
If you are interested in joining the NHanCE lab, please contact:
Dr. Brandon J. Pitts
Assistant Professor
School of Industrial Engineering
Purdue University
315 N. Grant Street
Grissom Hall Room 288
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Tel.: 765-49-40062
Fax: 765-49-47693
Email: bjpitts@purdue.edu