The Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Lamar University is located at Lucas Engineering Building Room 143. The lab is supervised by Dr. Yueqing Li and Dr. Brian Craig.

The lab is mainly used for graduate research in human factors, ergonomics, driving safety, human-computer interaction, and neuroergonomics. The lab also supports undergraduate and graduate courses of occupational ergonomics, introduction to human-computer interaction, and undergraduate senior design projects.

Projects

• Big Data-Based Exploration of Contributing Factors to Traffic Accidents in Southeast Texas and An Experimental Validation
• The Effect of Different Smartphone Using Postures and Tasks on Neck Flexion, Upper Extremity Muscular Fatigue and Users’ Discomfort
• Real Time Face Recognition in Unconstrained Environment
• Evaluation of a Holographic Head-Up Display to Enhance Driving Safety
• Effect of Screen Size of Smartphones on Neck Flexion and Arms
• EMG Analysis of Muscle Pump and Associated Lower Extremity Volume Change in Humans for Various Activities
• The Effect of Background Music on Cognitive Task Performance

People

PI: Dr. Yueqing Li, Dr. Brian Craig
Current student: Guanlong Li, Acyut Kaneria, Elahe Abbasi, Nirupom Paul, Saumil Patel, Chao Qian
Past student: Vishnu Mahesh, Adedapo Ilori, Yalda Dabiran, Anirudh Juloori, Saishyam Akurke, Karankumar Modi, Manjurul Ahsan, Wenchao Zuo, Richshalla Papillion

Equipment

• 1 electromyography (EMG) recording system
• 1 electroencephalogram (EEG) recording system
• 1 motion track system
• 1 digital goniometer
• 1 driving simulators
• 1 eye tracking system
• 1 treadmill
• Computers and software

Teaching

• Occupational Ergonomics (INEN 5376, INEN 4376)
• Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction (ENGR 5301)
• Safety (INEN 4316)
• Human Factors (INEN 4374, INEN 5474)