Human Factors in Aviation

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Pub. Date: 2010-02-11
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science
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Summary

This edited textbook will be a fully updated and expanded version of the highly successful first edition of Human Factors in Aviation. Written for the widespread aviation community - students, engineers, scientists, pilots, managers, government personnel, etc. ? HFA offers a comprehensive overview of the topic, taking readers from the general to the specific, first covering broad issues, then the more specific topics of pilot performance, human factors in aircraft design, and vehicles and systems. The new editors offer essential breath of experience on aviation human factors from multiple perspectives (i.e. scientific research, regulation, funding agencies, technology, and implementation) as well as knowledge about the science. The proposed contributors have all been chosen as experts in their fields. Topics carried over from the first edition will be fully updated, often by new authors who are now at the fore of the field. New material ? which will represent 50% of the volume ? will focus on the challenges facing aviation specialists today. One of the most significant developments in this decade has been NextGen, the Federal Aviation Administration?s plan to modernize national airspace and to address the impact of air traffic growth by increasing airspace capacity and efficiency while simultaneously improving safety, environmental impacts and user access. NextGen issues will be covered in full. Other new topics include: High Reliability Organizational Perspective, Situation Awareness & Workload in Aviation, Human Error Analysis, Human-System Risk Management, LOSA, NOSS and Unmanned Aircraft System, (miliary aviation?). *Comprehensive textbook offering an up-to-date synthesis of primary source material which does not need to be supplemented *New edition thoroughly updated with 50% new material, offering full coverage of NexGen and other modern issues *Instructor web site with testbank and image collection makes this the only text offering ancillary support *Liberal use of case examples exposes students to real-world examples of dangers and solutions *More affordable than the less comprehensive competing volumes on market

Table of Contents

Forewordp. xi
Contributorsp. xiii
Introduction
Human Factors in Aviation: An Overviewp. 3
Progress Since the First Editionp. 5
A Look Aheadp. 9
Human Factors in Aviation: This Editionp. 11
A Final Commentp. 17
Organizational perspectives
The System Perspective on Human Factors in Aviationp. 23
Introductionp. 23
Aircraft Systems of Relevance and the Human Componentp. 29
Systems Engineering Methods and Application to Aviation Human Factorsp. 41
Summary, the Future, and Some Key Issuesp. 59
The System Safety Perspectivep. 65
Introduction and Some Definitionsp. 65
Defining a System Boundaryp. 66
Evaluating for Safetyp. 79
Supporting the Human Contribution to Safetyp. 88
Design Via a "System Safety Perspective"p. 91
The Safety Culture Perspectivep. 95
Introductionp. 95
Definition of Safety Culturep. 97
Assessment of Safety Culturep. 104
Safety Culture Transformationp. 112
Conclusion: Synthesis of Safety Culture Methods and Outcomesp. 116
The High Reliability Organization Perspectivep. 123
Introductionp. 123
HRO: Some Originsp. 124
Pilot and Crew Performance Issues
The Human in Flight: From Kinesthetic Sense to Cognitive Sensibilityp. 147
Introductionp. 147
The Evolution of the Aircraft Cockpit and of the Pilot's Taskp. 148
Correspondence and the Naturalistic Worldp. 152
Coherence and the Electronic Worldp. 157
Managing the Hybrid Ecologyp. 162
Challenges for NextGen Aircraftp. 164
Summary and Implications for Designp. 168
Conclusionsp. 170
Information Processing in Aviationp. 175
Introductionp. 175
Information Processing in Early Aviationp. 178
Higher-Level Processing in Aviation Systemsp. 182
Resources for Meeting the Information Processing Challenges in Aviationp. 194
Emergent Processes-Mental Workload and Situation Awarenessp. 202
Future Directionsp. 206
Managing Workload, Performance, and Situation Awareness in Aviation Systemsp. 217
A Management Frameworkp. 219
Practical Issues: Combining WL, SA, and Performancep. 237
Team Dynamics at 35,000 Feetp. 249
Introductionp. 249
Why does Aviation Crew Performance Matter?p. 251
Advances in Team Performancè Researchp. 253
Advances in Aviation Crew Performancep. 258
What Factors Impact Crew Performance?p. 263
How can Aviation Crew Performance be Improved?p. 273
Where do we go from here?p. 277
Concluding Remarksp. 285
Acknowledgmentp. 285
Flight Training and Simulation as Saftey Generatorsp. 293
Growthp. 293
Industry Safetyp. 295
Safety Generators in Crew Trainingp. 307
Training Enhancement Strategiesp. 314
Summaryp. 332
Understanding and Analyzing Human Error in Real-World Operationsp. 335
A Philosophical Perspective on Errors and Accidentsp. 338
Sources of Error Datap. 345
Examples of Error Studiesp. 359
Concluding Thoughtsp. 370
Acknowledgmentsp. 372
Cognitive Architectures for Human Factors in Aviationp. 375
Introduction, Motivation, and Organizationp. 375
What are Cognitive Architectures?p. 376
Relevant Recent Publicationsp. 380
Improving Human Performance and Learning Models for Warfighter Readinessp. 388
Considerations, Challenges, and Recommendations for the Future of Cognitive Architecture Researchp. 391
Summary and Conclusionp. 395
Acknowledgmentsp. 396
Aircrew Fatigue, Sleep Need and Circadian Rhythmicityp. 401
Introductionp. 401
Biological Regulation of Sleep, Alertness, and Performancep. 402
Work Factors in Relation to Biological Control of Fatiguep. 407
Fatigue Challenges in Operational Environmentsp. 413
Innovative Approaches to Operational Management of Fatiguep. 419
Conclusionsp. 429
Acknowledgmentp. 431
Human Factors in Aircraft Design
Aviation Displaysp. 439
Introductionp. 439
From Visual to Cognitivep. 440
Human Factors Implications for Cockpit Displaysp. 443
Cockpit Integrationp. 445
Source Integrationp. 447
Type Integrationp. 450
Function Integrationp. 455
Environmental Integrationp. 460
Integration Summary and Blackoutsp. 467
Displays in the Next Generationp. 469
Concluding Remarksp. 472
Acknowledgmentsp. 473
Cockpit Automation: Still Struggling to Catch Upp. 479
Introductionp. 479
Automation Levels, Properties, and Capabilitiesp. 480
Breakdowns in Pilot-Automation Interaction: Research Methods and Findings, Operational Problems, and Proposed Solutionsp. 483
Looking Ahead: Opportunities and Challenges Associated with the Move Toward the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NEXTGEN)p. 495
Summary and Conclusionsp. 497
Acknowledgmentp. 498
Unmanned Aircraft Systemsp. 505
The Accident Recordp. 509
Teleoperation and Unmanned Aircraftp. 512
Design of the Ground Control Stationp. 518
Transfer of Controlp. 520
Airspace Accessp. 521
Human Factors in Airworthinessp. 524
Conclusionp. 527
Crew Station Design and Integrationp. 533
Introductionp. 533
Evolution of Crew Station Designp. 534
What Impacts Today's Crew Station Design and Integration?p. 544
Tools and Methods for Design and Integrationp. 553
Conclusionsp. 559
Vehicles and Systems
The History in the Basics and the Challenges for the Future Captain William Hammanp. 563
Introductionp. 564
Evolution of Evidence-based Safe Practices in the Flightdeckp. 568
Evolution of Flightcrew Systems-based Training and Assessmentp. 574
Evolution in the Flightdeck Design and Operationp. 578
Evolution of the Airline Environmentp. 581
Evolution and Change in the Environment We Fly Inp. 584
Evolution into the Future of Air Travelp. 588
Summaryp. 591
General Aviationp. 595
Personal Flyingp. 597
Flight Trainingp. 612
Business Flyingp. 620
Afterwordp. 622
Acknowledgmentsp. 623
Air Traffic Managementp. 629
Introductionp. 629
Elements of the Air Navigation Systemp. 630
Human Factors and Operational Issuesp. 639
Human Factors Methods and Techniquesp. 646
Summaryp. 654
Maintenance Human Factors: A Brief Historyp. 659
Introductionp. 659
Building the Foundation of Maintenance Human Factors, 1988-1999p. 660
Developing Methods and Tools to Meet New Challenges (2000-2008)p. 678
Challenges for the Futurep. 691
Nextgen commentary
Commentary on NEXTGEN and Aviation Human Factorsp. 701
Human Factors and NextGen Flightdecksp. 704
NextGen Human Factors and ATCp. 708
Final Thoughtsp. 709
Disclaimerp. 709
Indexp. 711
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