
Human Factors in Aviation
Description
Key Features
- Comprehensive text with up-to-date synthesis of primary source material that does not need to be supplemented
- New edition thoroughly updated with 50% new material and full coverage of NexGen and other modern issues
- Instructor website with test bank and image collection makes this the only text offering ancillary support
- Liberal use of case examples exposes readers to real-world examples of dangers and solutions
Readership
Table of Contents
Foreword
Robert L. Helmreich
I. Introduction
Chapter 1: Human Factors in Aviation: An Overview
Eduardo Salas, Dan Maurino, and Michael Curtis
II. Organizational Perspectives
Chapter 2: The System Perspective on Human Factors in Aviation
Thomas B. Sheridan
Chapter 3: The System Safety Perspective
Amy R. Pritchett
Chapter 4: The Safety Culture Perspective
Manoj Patankar and Edward J. Sabin
Chapter 5: The High Reliability Organization Perspective
Sidney W. A. Dekker and David D. Woods
III. Pilot and Crew Performance Issues
Chapter 6: The Human in Flight: From Kinesthetic Sense to Cognitive Sensibility
Kathleen L. Mosier
Chapter 7: Information Processing in Aviation
Michael A. Vidulich, Christopher D. Wickens, Pamela S. Tsang and John M. Flach
Chapter 8: Managing Workload, Performance, and Situation
Frank Durso and Amy L. Alexander
Chapter 9: Group Dynamics at 35,000 Feet
Eduardo Salas, Marissa L. Shuffler and Deborah Diazgranados
Chapter 10: Flight Training and Simulation as Safety Generators
John Bent and Kwok Chan
Chapter 11: Understanding and Analyzing Human Error in Real-World Operations
R. Key Dismukes
Chapter 12: Cognitive Architectures for Human Factors in Aviation
Kevin Gluck
Chapter 13: Aircrew Fatigue, Sleep Need and Circadian Rhythmicity
Melissa M. Mallis, Siobhan Banks and David E. Dinges
IV. Human Factors in Aircraft Design
Chapter 14: Aviation Displays
Michael T. Curtis, Florian Jentsch, and John A. Wise
Chapter 15: Cockpit Automation: Still Struggling to Catch Up...
Thomas Ferris, Nadine Sarter, and Christopher D. Wickens
Chapter 16: Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Alan Hobbs
Chapter 17: Crew Station Design and Integration
Alan R. Jacobsen, David A. Graeber, and John Wiedemann
V. Vehicles and Systems
Chapter 18: The History in the Basics and the Challenges for the Future
Captain William Hamman, MD, Ph.D. with an Introduction by Captain William L. Rutherford, MD
Chapter 19: General Aviation
Stephen M. Casner
Chapter 20: Air Traffic Management
Ann-Elise Lindeis
Chapter 21: Maintenance Human Factors: A Brief History
Barbara G. Kanki
VI. Nextgen Commentary
Chapter 22: Commentary on NEXTGEN and Aviation Human Factors
Paul Krois, Dino Piccione, and Tom McCloy
Product details
- No. of pages: 744
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2010
- Published: January 30, 2010
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780123745187
- eBook ISBN: 9780080923024