Anthropometric Accommodation and Ergonomics in the MH-60S NextGen Gunners Seat

Abstract

The MH-60S NextGen Gunner Seat (NGS) program was established to address serious endurance and chronic injury issues attributed to the legacy seat. This high priority program proceeded at an accelerated pace to meet the fleet’s needs. The program office recognized the important relationships between endurance, injury, anthropometric accommodation, and ergonomics. This paper documents the program’s approach to addressing aircrew accommodation and ergonomics from requirements generation through fielding of the new seat.