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Steven P. Rogers

VP & Principal Scientist

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Summary
  • Formal training in experimental psychology and statistics; Certified Professional Ergonomist (BCPE #36), and licensed aircraft pilot.
  • Licensed engineering psychologist in the State of California (PL 4722).
  • Thirty-five years of experience in human factors research and engineering; twenty-five years of experience specializing in studies of human performance, training, and equipment design related to military avionics systems.
  • Author of 165 technical reports, journal articles, and conference papers.
  • Director of basic and applied human factors research in support of the development of computer-generated map displays, mission planning systems, and helmet-mounted displays for aircraft and land-vehicle applications.
  • Director of human factors evaluations of automobile hand and foot controls and display systems for major American and Japanese manufacturers.
  • Co-recipient of the Alexander C. Williams Award of the Human Factors Society for outstanding human factors contributions to the design of operational systems.
Education
  • Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, 1975; Experimental psychology
  • M.S. Kansas State University, 1966; Psychology and statistics
  • B.A. Stanford University, 1964; Psychology
Employment
  • 1976 - Now Anacapa Sciences, Inc. - Senior Scientist to Principal Scientist
  • 1972 -1975 Human Factors Research, Inc. - Senior Scientist
  • 1969 -1970 U.S. Army 4th Psychological Operations Group, Vietnam. - Commander, Propaganda Development Center
  • 1968 -1969 U.S. Army Human Engineering Laboratories. - Research Psychologist
  • 1967 -1968 Douglas Aircraft Company. - Engineer/Scientist
Selected Publications

Rogers, S.P. & Asbury, C.N. (2003, May). Development of an intelligent advisor for human-computer interface design. Santa Barbara, CA: Anacapa Sciences, Inc.

Rogers, S. P., Asbury, C. N. & Szboslay, Z.P. (2003, April). Enhanced flight symbology for wide field-of-view helmet-mounted displays. In Proceedings of the Helmet and Head-Mounted Displays VI Conference, Orlando, FL: SPIE. [VOL 5079].

Rogers, S.P. & Asbury, C.N. (1999, September). Development of a flight training simulator for instructing the helicopter autorotation maneuver. Santa Barbara, CA: Anacapa Sciences, Inc.

Rogers, S.P. & Asbury, C.N. , & Haworth, L. A. (1999, May) Development of a powerful but inexpensive helicopter flight simulator. In Proceedings of the American Helicopter Society Forum 55, Montreal, Quebec, Canada: AHS.

Rogers, S.P. & Asbury, C.N., & Haworth, L. A. (1999, April). Evaluation of earth-fixed HMD symbols using the PRISMS helicopter flight simulator. In Proceedings of the Head-Mounted Displays IV Conference, Orlando, FL: SPIE. [VOL 3689] 2-14.

Rogers, S. P., & Asbury, C. N. (1998, April) New simulator for helmet-mounted display symbology research and training. Proceedings of the Head-Mounted Displays III Conference, Vol. 3362. Orlando, FL: SPIE. 2-14.

Rogers, S. P., Spiker, V. A., & Fischer, S. C. (1997, April) Effects of system lag on head-tracked cursor control. Proceedings of the Head-Mounted Displays II Conference, Vol. 3058. Orlando, FL: SPIE. 14-23.

Rogers, S. P. (1994, February). ACIDTEST: An intelligent advisor to aid the design of advanced cockpit displays. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Flight Worthy Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs) and Symbology for Helicopters, Moffett Field, CA: US Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate.

Rogers, S. P., & Myers, L. D. (1993) Development of an intelligent system to aid in avionics display design. In Proceedings of the Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Fort Worth , TX: AIAA/IEEE. 160-166.

Rogers, S.P., & Spiker, V.A. (1990). Guidelines for developing mission planning systems. Automated Mission Planning Magazine, 25-27.

Rogers, S.P. (1989, November). Computer revolution energizes mission planning system. Armed Forces Journal, 88-92.

Rogers, S.P., & Spiker, V.A. (1988). Computer-generated map display for the pilot/vehicle interface. SAE 1988 Transactions; Journal of Aerospace Section 1 - Volume 97, No. 881440, 1.1148-1.1161.


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