At HF Designworks, we apply Human Factors Engineering and User Experience methods to optimize products, systems, and human capabilities.
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// WHAT WE DO
Services
Our multidisciplinary team has experience developing and improving products, systems, and processes across industries - from commercial to B2B, from medical to DoD.
Human Factors Engineering
Design safer, more effective systems around human capabilities, limitations, and performance.
Workload & Human Performance Modeling
Measure and model workload to inform staffing, automation, design, and operations.
UX & Product Design
Turn complex workflows and requirements into clear, effective product experiences.
Usability Testing & System Evaluation
Evaluate how people and systems perform together under realistic conditions.
Recent Work
FortiFly.ai
As part of a NAVAIR Phase II SBIR, HF Designworks and ThayerMahan have developed FortiFly, a next generation aviator training tool. Through AI-teaming, use and trust in automation, and proprietary real-time workload measurement FortiFly can elevate pilot skills for tomorrow’s missions, today.
Case Studies & White Papers

Learning Management System for Future Aviators
HF Designworks and Wingman Defense’s solution integrates cognitive burden insights with AI and autonomy systems in simulated missions to educate and inform aviators.

Human Performance Modeling for Optimal Crewing
HF Designworks’ solution provides workload assessments to help integrate personnel and technologies for the Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program.

Methodologies used for identifying and understanding today’s Ground Based Detect and Avoid systems
HF Designworks analyzes existing Ground Based Detect and Avoid (GBDAA) systems among technologists, vendors, and test sites.
Blog and Press Releases
About
19
Years in business
100+
Systems Improved
HF Designworks, Inc. is a human factors, user experience research and design company focused on system end users. We make products and systems easier, more effective, and safer to use.
We have applied our knowledge, skills, and design methodologies to improve the survivability of soldiers by improving the ease of use of systems that support a soldier’s situation awareness and understanding. We have also created software for and performed usability assessments of unmanned aircraft systems, mapping and navigation software, battlefield visualization software applications (on desktop, web, and mobile devices), voice and video conference call systems, computer network infrastructures, medical devices and medical software, wearable computers (e.g., PDAs, tablets), and traditional computer software and web-based programs.
HF Designworks personnel have published in over 50 papers across academia, industry, and working groups.
Contact
HF Designworks, Inc.
PO Box 19911
Boulder, CO 80308
(720) 362-7066




