Human factors in amusement rides and attractions

Virtual visit to Queen’s U
Themed Entertainment Development Team (QTEDT)

Ergonomics (or human factors) is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance. (IEA)

Topics discussed in the talk include these past projects.

Model of Safety Inspection

Rider error prevalence

Operation interface design

Rider eligibility:
Disability and participation
Determining participation eligibility
InPark magazine series “I am not an ADA guest”

Kathryn Woodcock main page

THRILL Lab main page

(Some links are broken due to the transition from ryerson.ca to torontomu.ca not automatically updating internal links. If you encounter a broken link, you can fix it manually by editing “ryerson” in the URL to “torontomu”. I will get to those edits when I can find the time.)

Toronto Metropolitan University Thrill Design Competition (TMTDC)

Other links

Master’s program in Occupational and Public Health

Master of Digital Media

Author: Kathryn Woodcock

Dr. Kathryn Woodcock is Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, teaching, researching, and consulting in the area of human factors engineering / ergonomics particularly applied to amusement rides and attractions (https://thrilllab.blog.torontomu.ca), and to broader occupational and public safety issues of performance, error, investigation and inspection, and to disability and accessibility.