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October 28, 2019

The Conference Center at Washington State Convention Center• Seattle, Washington

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EXHIBITORS

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ErgoX Symposium Organizing CommitteeExoskeleton Track Chair: Christopher Reid, The Boeing Company

Co-Chairs:Hongwei Hsiao, National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthDonald R. Peterson, Northern Illinois UniversityWilliam S. Marras, Ohio State University

Augmented Reality Track Chair: Kermit Davis, University of Cincinnati

Co-Chairs:Laura Strater, RaytheonDavid Rempel, University of California at Berkeley Brian Laughlin, The Boeing CompanyKaren Chen, North Carolina State University

Augmented Reality Track Keynote Lecturers

Elizabeth BaronVice President, Immersive Solutions at Silverdraft Supercomputing

Thomas FurnessProfessor, University of Washington Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering Founder, Human Interface Technology Lab, University of Washington

Brian LaughlinTechnical Fellow, Advanced Visualization, IT Architecture/Technical Strategy, Product Systems, Boeing

Exoskeleton Track Keynote Speaker

John Howard, MDDirector of the National Institute forOccupational Safety and Health & Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Exoskeletons in the Workplace and Beyond Track

6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast Yakima Foyer (Level 1), Continental Breakfast will be in Tahoma 3

8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. Opening RemarksChristopher Reid, The Boeing Company

8:10 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. Keynote Lecture: The Human Machine Relationship in the 21st CenturyJohn Howard, MD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

8:40 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Standards Update: Regarding ExoskeletonsRoger Bostelman, National Institute of Standards and Technology:Standards Update Regarding Exoskeletons

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Developer PanelModerator: Chris Reid, The Boeing Company1. Joseph Zawaideh, Levitate Airframe – Industrial Domain2. Katherine Strausser, EksoBionics – EksoGT – Medical Domain3. Keith Maxwell, Lockheed Martin-ONYX – Military Domain

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Morning Break & Exhibitor Short Talks Tahoma 5 Foyer

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.Industry-Sponsored Symposium

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. User PanelModerator: Brian Lowe, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health1. Brent Bowers, John Deere – Industrial Domain: Cautious

Optimism to Exoskeleton Use in Heavy Manufacturing2. Elaine Rogers, VA Puget Sound Health Care System & Jordan

Cabrera, University of Washington – Medical Domain: Exoskeleton Walking after Spinal Cord Injury

3. Major Cliff Johnson, U.S. Air Force – Military Domain: Human Systems Integration Considerations for Industrial Exoskeletons in the United States Air Force

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Meet with Exhibitors Tahoma 3 Foyer

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Research Methods 1 – Physical Considerations & FindingsModerator: Bill Marras, The Ohio State University1. Chris Reid, The Boeing Company: An Approach to Qualifying an Industrial

Exoskeleton System for Aerospace Manufacturing2. Victoria Budico, Mawashi Science & Technology: Methods and

Metrics for Human Factors and Ergonomic Evaluation of Exoskeletons: Mawashi UPRISE Case Study

3. 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 & FindingsModerator: Hongwei Hsiao, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health1. Divya Srinivasan, Virginia Tech: Motor Control and Cognitive Costs of

Learning and Operating a Whole-body Powered Exoskeleton2. Ranjana Mehta, Texas A&M: NeuroErgonomic Fit of Exoskeletons3. 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 & Sponsor Presentations Tahoma 5 Foyer

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?Moderator: Don Peterson, Northern Illinois University/ASTMTopics:1. Do They Work?2. Are Exoskeletons PPE, Tools, or Assistive Technology or In Between?3. What are the Insurance Implications?

Current Coverage of Exoskeletons as Medical Devices:1. Candy Tefertiller, Craig Hospital: Exoskeletons in Rehabilitation: Limitations

in Use, Resources, & Funding 2. 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:1. Wayne Maynard, Liberty Mutual Insurance: Workers’ Compensation

Implications for Exoskeletons2. Marisol Barrero, Toyota Motor North America: Exoskeletons as

Required PPE

4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closing RemarksChristopher Reid, The Boeing Company

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Reception Tahoma 5 Foyer

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. 63rd HFES International Annual Meeting Opening Gala Grand Ballroom BCD (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

Schedule at a Glance Schedule at a Glance

All track sessions will be located in Skagit 4-5 (Lower Level) unless otherwise noted.

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AUGMENTED REALITY TRACK

6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast Registration is located in Yakima Foyer (Level 1) – Continental Breakfast will be in Tahoma 3

8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. Opening RemarksKermit Davis, University of Cincinnati

8:10 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Keynote Lecture: The Future of Augmented Reality and Human Factors Issue Thomas Furness, University of WashingtonModerator: 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 Michigan1. Sam Murley, PTC: Driving Business Value Through Your

Digital Transformation2. Jay Kim, Upskill: Applying Augmented Reality Across your

Supply Chain3. Eric Jones, Draper: Augmented Reality, Precisely Where You Need It.

Approaches to Achieving High Registration Accuracy in Expansive, Unknown, and Unmapped Environments

4. Carly Kroll, Ubimax, Inc.: Improving Technology Acceptance in the Industrial Workforce

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

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

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Morning Break & Meet with Exhibitors Tahoma 5 Foyer

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. User PanelModerator: Brian Laughlin, The Boeing Company1. Elizabeth Baron, Immersionary: The Business Case for Augmented Reality

in Manufacturing 2. John Simmins, EPRI: Physical and Psychological Impacts of

Wearable Technology3. Bill Bernstein, National Institute of Standards and Technology:

Augmented Reality for Smart Manufacturing Systems: Opportunities for New Standards Development

4. Mark Cornell, Raytheon: Improving Weather Forecasting with Augmented Reality

5. Scott Openshaw, Intuitive: Augmented Reality in Robotic Surgery

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Meet with Exhibitors Tahoma Foyer

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Research Panel: Design and User Experience of Augmented Reality SystemsModerator: Laura Strater, Raytheon1. Barbara Chaparro, Embry Riddle University: The User Experience of

Augmented and Mixed Reality2. David Lee, Google: What do Users Want?3. Leia Stirling, University of Michigan: Emergent Behaviors when Defining a

Gesture Interface for Controlling a Robotic Arm4. 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 GesturesModerator: David Rempel, University of California at Berkeley1. Jack Dennerlein, Northeastern University: Design of Head

Mounted Displays and Cervical Spine Loading2. YK Cheong, Microsoft: Anthropometry in Augmented Reality Head

Mounted Displays3. Dan Odell, Google: User Experience Effects of Field-of-View in

Augmented Reality4. Gregory Garrett, The Boeing Company: Safety & Ergonomics

Implications of Mixed Reality Devices in Production Environments5. Justin Young, Kettering University: Performance and Fatigue

Considerations in Gesture and Controller Design

Schedule at a Glance

All track sessions will be located in Yakima 1 (Level 1)

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3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Break & Meet with Exhibitors Tahoma 5 Foyer

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Research Panel: Evaluation of Effectiveness of Augmented Reality Moderator: Karen Chen, North Carolina State University1. Kelly Hale, Design Interactive: Augmented Reality: What is it

Good For?2. Benjamin Goldberg, Army STTC: Augmented Reality at the Tactical Level:

Balancing Training Goals with Environment Fidelity3. Darlene Lim, JPL, NASA Ames: Use of Augmented Reality

Capabilities in Support of Human Scientific Exploration of the Moon and Mars

4. 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 Washington1. Elizabeth Baron, Immersionary2. Eliot Winer, Iowa State University3. Bill Bernstein, National Institute of Standards and Technology:4. Jay Kim, Upskill 5. Sam Murley, PTC

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ErgoX Reception Tahoma 5 Foyer

6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 63rd HFES International Annual Meeting Opening Gala Grand Ballroom BCD (Sheraton Grand Seattle)

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