OPTIMIZATION OF THE ERGONOMISTS INTERVENTION INTO A SHIP DESIGN PROCESS

摘要

Mainly through major programs of surface ships and submarines for the French Navy, DCNS has experienced Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) integration into the design process on a large-scale. A broad spectrum of approaches could be experienced by the DCNS HF team in the way to promote the HFE point of view in the design process such as: normative approach, missions and tasks analysis, use of simulators, management of a broad participation of future users in the design process at both definition and evaluation stages. The experience is mainly about FREMM frigates project and BARRACUDA submarines project but also includes smaller projects. It goes from very early stages of the design to commissioning phases.rnThis paper presents the main lessons learned by the DCNS HF team in the field of HF integration over the past decade. These lessons result in a number of suggestions about the best possible use of the ergonomics discipline in naval projects: tools and methods but also ergonomists themselves. In the perspective of cost effectiveness of HF interventions some tracks are proposed at several stages including: reasonable contractual commitments and management of the relations between shipowner and ship vendor in the field of HFE, collaboration between disciplines, position of ergonomists in the innovation process at whole ship level and at equipment level.