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Human Performance Facilities
An extensive suite of facilities tailored to the understanding of human factors
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* * > Biomechanics Laboratory
Assessment of performance in relation to movement, how it is controlled and how it can be influenced by external factors such as clothing, equipment or drugs.
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* * > Centrifuge
The only man rated centrifuge in the UK.
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* * > Clothing & Textile Laboratory
Our Clothing and Textiles laboratory can assess the performance of sleeping bags and fabrics.
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* * > Deep Diver Trials Unit
Fully instrumented for diver trials with atmospheric control up to 35.5 bar and a depth capability of 300m
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* * > Exercise Laboratory
The exercise physiology facility performs a range of assessments on responses to physical exercise & physical fitness.
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* * > Climatic Chambers
Managing the risk of exposure to extreme environmental conditions. Man rated and able to simulate environments between -20ºC and 50ºC,
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* * > Experimental Diving Tank
We can recreate a variety of underwater sound exposures, and assess the effects that these exposures have on divers.
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* * > Hyperbaric Medicine Unit
A category 1 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy chamber, run by QinetiQ in association with the Royal Navy's Institute of Naval Medicine and the Portsmouth NHS Trust.
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* * > Hypobaric Chamber
Evaluating the performance of air crew at high altitudes. The facility comprises a three compartment man-rated hypobaric chamber.
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* * > Life Support Systems Laboratory
Un-manned testing of diver life support equipment - an essential pre-cursor to manned trials.
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* * > Sleep Laboratory
The investigation of the sleep-wakefulness continuum, circadian adaptation, the efficacy of hypnotics and the adverse effects of medication on vigilance and performance.
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* * > Submarine Escape Simulator
This man rated simulator has the ability to produce 150 bar pressure and depths of up to 1,490m.
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* * > Thermal, Sweating and Immersible Manikins
With the aid of our fully immersible, thermal manikins we can investigate the thermal properties of clothing
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* * > Vibration & Disorientation Laboratory
motion and vibration assessment on the body.
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* * > Vision laboratory
QinetiQ offers a comprehensive range of assessments of visual function.
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