A small amount of basic theory to help you to interpret the practical studies
New this year!
New this year!
An early session on human error
…to provide a context for the module
Personal & Environmental Factors
Personal & Environmental Factors
Stress & Workload in Aviation I
Stress & Workload in Aviation II
Perceptual Issues in Aviation
Situation Awareness
Selection of Aviation Personnel
Training and Simulation
Training and Simulation
Simulation and Training
Fundamentals of CRM Training
Practical Aspects of CRM & LOFT
Systems Factors
Systems Factors
Aviation Ergonomics I
Aviation Ergonomics II
The Human Factor in Aviation Accidents
The Human Factor in Aviation Accidents
Seminar: Flight Safety
Prof Peter Jorna, former head of division at NLR Amsterdam
Also an accident module at Henlow, providing a context for this module
See also lectures on Sleep, Fatigue and Shift-Working
Perception is the process of acquiring, selecting, and organising sensory information
Perception is the process of acquiring, selecting, and organising sensory information
The most important perceptual processes for aviation are those associated with vision and hearing
1 The ear and the auditory system
balance and the vestibular system
localisation of sound and identification of source
2 The visual system
bottom-up processing
top-down processing
cues to depth perception
Balance. The vestibular system of the inner ear detects angular and linear accelerations of the head
Hearing. To detect sounds, to determine the location of their sources and to recognise the identity of these sources
Cockpit design
Cockpit design
The cockpit relies heavily on the presentation of visual information. Adoption of auditory signals may reduce the workload experienced by pilots in the visual domain.
Localisation of auditory warnings
Similar sounding warnings emanating from similar areas may cause confusion
Adoption of white noise bursts within ambulance sirens
Visual modality is obviously extremely important in aviation. But can we always trust our eyes?
Visual modality is obviously extremely important in aviation. But can we always trust our eyes?