AVTR-58900 Human Factors and Psychology in Aviation and Transportation

This course explores the fundamentals of human factors in aviation. Human factors essentially focuses on the interaction between humans and technology. Human factors is a multidisciplinary field that is applicable to diverse areas of the aviation domain (pilot & crew operations, aircraft maintenance, spaceflight operations, aircraft interface design, unmanned aerial system operations, air traffic control, etc.). Drawing on concepts from experimental psychology, cognitive science, and system design, the application of human factors knowledge to the interaction with aviation systems results in many benefits including but not limited to, enhancing productivity, increasing safety, reducing user stress, and enabling new capabilities. The emphasis of this course will be on psychological human factors and not physical ergonomics.

Credits

3