human factors in aviation, flight safety, basic aviation physiology, basic aviation psychology, sensory perception, human information processing, memory & learning, human error, body rhythms, sleep & awareness, human performace, fatigue, stress
Abstract:
Human performace & limitations, aptibility & competence, accident statistics, flight safety, basics of flight physiology, man & environment, breathing & circulation, sensory system, health & hygiene, health preservation, intoxication, incapacitation, basics of flight psychology, human information processing, memory & learning, theory & model of human error, body rhythms & sleep, stress, fatigue, working methods.
Objectives:
Introduce the students in the topic of human factors in aviation. Provide a comprehensive survey of physiology and psychology in the extent needed for further explanation, explain the basic concept of human performance and limitations in aviation with special respect to flight safety.